Reply #19: I'll bite the bullet: I only support abortion only in cases of rape, incest, or medical emergency...

[DRoseDARs]

...meaning the mother's life is in danger or it's determined that the fetus will be born a very sickly baby unlikely to live long. Mother and father have to decide between themselves whether or not to abort the pregnancy. However, banning the current policy on abortions creates the problems of back-alley abortions and a large increase in the number of children put up for adoption, many of whom will be in the system for a very long time, perhaps never being adopted. Unless solid support systems are put in place to deal with both of those issues, the current policy of allowing general abortions is preferable. If the staunch anti-choicers (excuse me, "pro-lifers") as a group can't be depended on to put their money where their mouths are with regards to the current number of children without homes, they certainly can't be depended on to suddenly give a shit about the thousands, perhaps millions of more children put up for adoption after an abortion ban is put into place for a few years. The state is already overburdened with wards, and as far as the "pro-lifers" are concerned, out of sight out of mind...unless it's an essentially invisible clump of cells.