Acme says: It's very simple. Women should have abortions if they want them. End of story.

Akenaton says: That statement is so patently stupid that I am amazed that someone like Acme can attempt to validate it.

Acme's statement may seem simplistic on the face of it, Ake, but I think it's correct. The choice to abort is a difficult decision with many implications, and it is a decision not to be made lightly. But there is only one person competent to make that decision and understand all its implications - and that is the person who is pregnant. Not the clergy, not the lawmakers, not the courts, not the doctors, not the grandparents, and not the father of the child. All of these may have valid and valuable perspectives to contribute, but the one most capable of making the decision is the woman who is pregnant.

-Joe-