Yup, that's one view, and I certainly comprehend it, although it's not quite the words I would use. I would never presume to tell a woman what to do about her own pregnancy, although I might offer her advice if I thought it apt to do so. Depends on the individual circumstances.

The problem with laws is that they are usually far too inflexible to meet all individual circumstances properly. And that very problem has inspired countless folksongs, movies, novels, etc.

That's why a society would be better governed by wise and flexible people than by laws...but where do we find such people? And how do we agree on who those people are? It ain't easy. I guess that's why we have come to depend on written laws so much.

- LH