1.  How many of the following words used in the commentary are you familiar with?

• ludicrous - para. 1
• diabolical - para. 5
• absurdity - para 6
• convent - para. 7
• judicial fiat - para. 9
• abominable - para. 11
• dire, indefensible - para. 18
• militant feminists, heinous - para. 19

Look up the words you do not know.

2.  What do you think of Mrs. Shiver's statement:
"Thanks to a relatively small cadre of militant feminists and their judicial enablers, we Americans have permitted what is, I believe, the most heinous genocide ever perpetrated against a class of completely helpless human beings.  Our own offspring."

3.  Ask a grandparent to read this commentary and to give you his/her reaction.  Does your grandparent think that Mrs. Shiver's experience is unique or the norm for most Americans?

4.  OPTIONAL:  Email your reaction to Mrs. Shiver's commentary to kyleanneshiver@yahoo.com.  Remember to name the article you are commenting on, and that you read it at StudentNewsDaily.com.  Be clear, concise and polite.