"its all relative but i would say that here in the UK[except S.ireland]where abortion is legal, and often encouraged, it is pretty rampant!"

Abortion is not encouraged. That is a dreadful misrepresentation. It is very common (though not "rampant"). That is something that we all need to address. Making abortion illegal and all the moralising in the world do not reduce the incidence of abortion. The only thing that will work is good education for girls, good sex education (free of moralising and religion-inspired hectoring), including free access to and advice on contraception, and education, through the whole school curriculum, to give young people self-respect and respect for others so that they can all make good life choices. And a drive to end poverty and social inequality would be good. Call me idealistic, but better that than sterile, repressive pronouncements from stupid right-wing popes and their intellectual-dullard fellow travellers from whatever religion you care to name.

"steve-i[and probably most women]believe that when a woman is pregnant,another life ,dependant on the mother is involved so it is not just the womans body in question."

Yes, but the obstinate fact from your point of view is that it isn't your body. You have no say, and that's exactly as it should be.