The best examination of the subject of abortion I've ever read is chapter 15 of Carl Sagan's last book, "Billions & Billions." It's called "Abortion: Is It Possible to be Both 'Pro-Life' and 'Pro-Choice?'" I highly recommend it, and there's no point in me trying to re-phrase what was already said so well: http://2think.org/abortion.shtml
My own thoughts on the matter, that it should be permitted to a point and restricted after said point---and that when it's a medical issue moral issues take a back seat---are not groundbreaking or radical. As a personal matter, though, I do find casual abortion distasteful as a birth control method, and don't associate in an intimate way with women who are likely to use it as such. I take my stand on the morality of legal abortion, to whatever degree I take one, in this manner.
My own thoughts on the matter, that it should be permitted to a point and restricted after said point---and that when it's a medical issue moral issues take a back seat---are not groundbreaking or radical. As a personal matter, though, I do find casual abortion distasteful as a birth control method, and don't associate in an intimate way with women who are likely to use it as such. I take my stand on the morality of legal abortion, to whatever degree I take one, in this manner.
- C. Neron
