I understand that you didn't want to make this thread all about abortion, but for me this is the number 1 right Bush has made clear he would like to "take back" and in my mind it is one of the most frightening of rights to take away.

And this is for mostly one reason, abortion will not end if it is made illegal, it will only become more dangerous.

Abortion has been a part of every culture since women began to understand pregnancy. It has been done through a variety of means, some with horrendous consequences for mother and child.

I truly believe that if abortion is made illegal in this country, these are the means women will resort to.

While I would love to see the day when abortions are unneccessary because every pregnancy and child resulting therefrom will be wanted and loved, we are far from the society now and I don't see it arriving in my lifetime or in that of my children or grandchildren. We simply aren't that englightened yet. And I cannot condemn a woman to die when we have the medical technology available to make it safe.