The reason religion is so powerful

[HappySkeptic]

Yes; my position has been that every variable must be accounted for and understood prior to reaching a conclusion.

Nope her choice is the bottom line 

 I see merit in the concept of choice, but I likewise see exceptions.

In this instance, there are no exceptions.

When Canada's abortion laws were struck down, it bothered me that some sort of logical conclusion couldn't be reached as to when fetal rights begin.  I was naive into thinking that one could actually solve such a problem.

I have since seen the wisdom in the Canadian model -- its up the woman and the ethical codes of the medical establishment.  Medical ethics requires the attempt to keep a viable fetus alive, but otherwise its the woman's body.

The only arguments I see against this model are religious ones, and my answer to that is "because it is the woman's body, her religious views trump yours".