Lucas Sayre

1/30/00

speech before Indiana Right to Life, given in the Indiana statehouse

 

 

Hello and thank you for coming this afternoon.

 

My name is Luke Sayre, and I am a senior at Roncalli High School and a member of the pro-life group there. On behalf of the one and a half million seniors that would have graduated this year, if not for abortion, I would like to share a few thoughts that I have.

 

First of all, I am proud to be a supporter of the pro-life movement. More than ever I understand the gravity of the issue. As a child, I blindly called myself pro-life. Yet, I rarely took the time to reflect on my stance.

 

In the last few years, I have questioned my views on almost every topic. Some of my views have changed, while others have been strengthened. My pro-life stance is one such issue. With careful reflection and analysis, I came to believe that my pro-life stance was built on solid logic, a philosophical absolute, and on a religious truth.

 

My recent experiences in the Roncalli pro-life group further support those beliefs. The pinnacle of these experiences occurred over the last weekend during the Pro-Life March in Washington, D.C. On that trip, I came to a joyous understanding. I felt one with the 20 plus Roncalli students on the trip, with the 300 plus Archdiocese of Indianapolis members there, and with the thousands of pro-life supporters from across the nation. We marched as one, and as one we sought a common goal.

 

I felt prouder than ever to be involved with pro-life. I cannot help but urge everyone to get involved in this cause. For it is a noble cause indeed.

 

Furthermore, youth are vitally important. They are the future of pro-life, and the future of pro-life looks strong to me. Together we can reach our goal, and together we must.

 

This is not a battle, but a cause, a cause that will forever endure. But, I do believe abortion will be conquered.

 

History supports this belief. In the early times of this country, we had slavery. The human rights of an entire group of individuals were revoked. Why? for no other reason than the color of their skin. Today, we see the foolishness in that reason. Alas, we are far more sophisticated, aren’t we? Yet, I see current Americans doing the same thing. Many of us are unable to look past insignificant details that limit life. With abortion, the detail is whether or not the baby is born. We are just as foolish as those before us for considering this detail as a reason to revoke a baby’s right to life.

 

However, just as humanity abolished slavery and ended the Nazi regime, it will also defeat abortion. When we purify ourselves from placing limits on life, we will have uncovered the greatest philosophy of all: LIFE IS GOOD!