Well, oh damn. I had a nice long non confrontation post going, and hit the wrong buttons. I'll try.
I am not a Pro Lifer against ALL abortion, I do think there are mitigating circumstances, but it should not be used as a birth control method, nor should abortions after the beginning of the 2nd trimester be allowed.

I heard the NPR announcement, and it means a lot to me, as I only live 8 miles from Nebraska.As I understood it, the Dr. involved is the interpretation of the ruling. He was afraid it could be construed to mean NO abortions. He is however, the only Dr. in NE that does partial birth abortions. If you really NEED an abortion, why wait that long?

I do understand the position of those who say, If it is a REAL person at (X) weeks, then it is a real person at (1) week. My own personal criteria is whether (it) can live outside the womb. If it s/he can, it is a real person and deserves a chance. The kicker comes:

in WHOSE FAULT IS IT? Even in rape cases, not the baby's. But is the mother emotionally stable enough to raise a "rape baby", or stable enough to put it up for adoption? Adoption is a LOT harder than most people realize. By the time a woman carries a child for 9 months it is a part of her, and holding/not holding the baby after birth has little to do with it. Then also, the child will usually start looking for Birth Mother eventually and asking WHY? Most adoptive children have a lot of "issues" that are never resolved; most regarding being "loved enough".

A long time ago I saw a highway billboard that said
"This aborted child will never keep it's mother awake at night". My first thought was, "No, and it will never be abused in any way--physical,psychological, or other. Nor will it ever go hungry or cold because its' mother is not able to provide".

Ambivilent Sorcha, who has had an (early)abortion, and whose close friend was raped, and had/kept the child thereof (with BIG problems)