CP, your little snotty retort at the poster is more immature than the post. His main point, that rape and incest do not constitute a valid reason to punish the fetus, is a very important one in pro-life circles. Those that favor it are considered pro-abortion and not pro-life. Any woman can say they have been raped or been the victim of incest just to get an abortion. The woman doesn't even have to press charges against the alleged perpetrator.
I agree with him. I consider myself pro-life, but if one of my daughters were raped by some drooling mutant, and became pregnant as a result, I would want the resulting monstrosity eliminated in the earliest stage possible.
If you denigrate or trash anyone who does not hold an absolutist stand on the issue of abortion, you marginalize yourself, and limit the advances we CAN make in limiting abortion. A large majority of Americans would support a policy such as stated by Goldwater. Unfortunately, only a minority would support a policy limiting abortion to only the life of the mother. You and I may not agree, but that is reality.
A largely pro-life person should get credit for it, not be described in the same terms as a pro-abortion maniac. People who cannot understand this distinction are not helping fetuses. They are playing Holy Joe.