[The Urban Sombrero]

How is it "defending all abortions" to cite an actual statistic?

"We are not here to advocate abortion. We do not ask this Court to rule that abortion is good or desireable in any particular situation. We are here to advocate that the decision as to whether or not a particular woman will continue to carry or will terminate a pregnancy is a decision that should be made by that individual." - Sarah Weddington, lead prosecuting attorney in Roe v. Wade

My experience is that no woman wants an abortion as she wants an ice-cream cone or a Porsche. She wants an abortion as an animal caught in a trap wants to gnaw off its own leg.

Ultimately, politically I stay out of a woman's womb. Personally, I am pro-life. My friends on the religious Right tell me this is not possible. To them I usually say your understanding of essential liberty is bounded by your personal religious convictions. The Framers did not share this view.