mickeyfan2 said:
Fantasty?? Why is her thinking life begins at conception a fanatasy and yours that life beings at birth not? To me the answer to when does life begin is the reason for the division in if an abortion a human or not.
The problem is, IMO,that there is a radical group on both sides of the issue.
Not all professed anti-abortionists agree as to when life begins, and that anything from fertilizing an egg to full gestation should be classified as a baby, and that there is absolutely no reason that it (intervention of any sorT) should ever be permitted.
And not all professed pro-choice people agree that a woman has the right to an abortion at any time, any place, and for any reason, and it's a fetus until she says it isn't, even if she's 2 weeks past her due date.
Each group has automatically assumed that any change in abortion/reproductive law will lead to the implementation of the radical elements' beliefs.
I'm using the word professed in the definition as being one who has publicly declared a belief.
And there's obviously nothing that I can do to convince either group that the majority of people in this country are somewhere in the middle on this issue, with variations as to how, when, and where life begins and ends, especially when talking about pregnancy.
I'm just thankful that it's only been an intellectual (in general) question for me, as even in my own life my opinion has changed back and forth due to circumstances.
Edited to add:
***This is strictly my opinion formed after discussing abortion with a large cross section of people of different backgrounds and ages, and reading about it, over the last 40 years. It is based on my own personal experience, and a variety of surveys, etc taken over the years, which should always be taken with a grain of salt. Your experience will vary depending upon age and circumstance.***
I'm outta here before that happens. 
South Dakota 
