Uncanny Vale

In honor of Rick Santorum’s suspension of his presidential campaign, I’m sharing a letter I wrote him in 2004, years before the inception of his Google problem, when I first encountered his opinions regarding birth control. Back then, my suggestions seemed outlandish. Now they sound eerily close to the tenor of our national debate:

March 2004

Dear Mr. Santorum,

Every month millions of would-be babies die in the wombs of fertile women who do not conceive. This criminal loss of life cannot be tolerated. If society does not take steps to curb this waste of nature’s most precious gift, then society is condoning it. How many babies have we lost already? Surely, it is the weight of this terrible sin that has dragged our country’s economy and spirits.

Those of us with moral backbone will face up to what needs to be done, though it won’t be easy. No woman should be allowed to menstruate. Life is too precious to waste in red tides of godlessness. It should be made law and that law should be enforced by a team of very special, very brave men who are willing to see to it that no woman has her period again. Let no egg go to waste. Enough blood has been shed.

Sincerely,
Erin Wilcox
San Francisco, CA