That's why the politics of it are bad. They didn't think it through. The object should be to overturn Roe v Wade and Doe v Bolton. It appeared as though Stenberg is going down shortly. Bad timing could cause Anthony Kennedy to take it upon himself to stave off the huns.
BTW, I am one of the Huns. :-}
As a matter of principle I think all abortion should be banned except for the life of Mom. But I don't come to that lightly, I understand the enormous courage a woman would have to have to carry that baby to term.
But once again, the politics and timing are bad. They allow your bro and his fellow travelers to shift the argument from 99.5% of abortions to 0.5% of abortions. It would have been better for the babies if they had just included the exceptions, found 5 justices to return it to the states and then allow democracy to take it's course.
How totally sane you sound in stating the totally obvious, which you did quite well. :)
Good post.