[Mike4Freedom]

That said, I do not think, however, the general public should go off the deep end, painting with a broad brush..

The trouble is there is no stopping point. Once you cross the Rubicon and break the rule, there is no rule any more. Bad precedent is very dangerous.

[singfreedom]

Sorry, Mike, I think you are wrong again. That is a terrible reason for passing or not passing laws. It's like Planned Parenthood's objection to partial birth abortion. Even the American Medical Association says it is medically unnecessary. Planned Parenthood's stance is, if this law is passed, eventually "choice" may be made unlawful. I find this a totally unacceptable philosophy for making, or not making laws. I guess you could call it the rule of "what may or may not happen". So we do nothing??!

Even though I believe in choice for the first trimester, I find something particularly unpalatable about a woman having an argument with her boyfriend, the last month of her pregnancy, and going to a clinic the next day to have a "spite" abortion. And from what I'm hearing, its happened more than once!

There are many, many, examples of special interest groups protecting their "turf" in this fashion. It is foolish indeed to "hamstring" our entire government based on such a weak assumption.