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"Wow, what a backward view of women. She totally removes the possibliity of women making a free choice."

That's one way to read it, but I took her to mean that any consequence resulting from the activity (ie pregnancy) rests with women, and always will rest with women. Abortion is supported, in large part, by individuals who believe in sexual equality, and abortion removes the "burden" of consequence for sexually active women, allowing sexual activity to continue unfettered, in the manner wrongly supposed of males ... no guilt and no repercussions. The trouble with all this idealism about equality is that it completely blows past the fact that another human life has been created, and that the ultimate inequality is perpetuated by denying the humanity of that life. So, this "burden" is still there, just removed from sight, to fester in the backs of the minds of these women. There are also medical consequences, in addition to the psychological, but any discussion of this has been rapidly discredited.

I took her to mean that any consequence resulting from the activity (ie pregnancy) rests with women, and always will rest with women.

Right there lies the issue. The consequences lie with both parties, or all three parties in the case of a pregnancy. So long as that fundamental truth is ignored there will not be a morally acceptable resolution to unwanted consequences. And in the age of STDs, it's even more evident that consequences can fall on the male side of the equation.

any consequence resulting from the activity (ie pregnancy) rests with women, and always will rest with women.

You know, that isn't always the case. There are a heckuva lot of men out there paying child support, some of whom didn't want to get divorced, and some of whom didn't even sire the whelp.