"The anti-abortionists sincerely believe that a zygote is a human being. From that point of view they have every right, even a duty, to intervene."

right...I see that position. I didn't claim that my simply stating a reasonable compromise would convince 'true believers' to agree with me...what I said was that the LAW should reflect it, so those who had no particular religious beliefs would not be subject to the whims of 'believers'.

and speaking of that....I will have to defer detailed answers to Joe's and other points right now to go watch "God's Warriors" on CNN....the 2nd of 3 nights by Christianne Amanpour about the conflicts and issues affecting the Middle East and the world in general.

GO WATCH IT!