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I couldn't agree with you more. It's a tough stand that we're making here and while I am proud that we are taking that stand on one hand, the other hand is more practical in it's thinking. Practical thinking tells me that we're going to have to put a lot of resources into defending this because the lawsuits are guaranteed. I think that Mississippi has enough to handle at this particular point in time and probably doesn't need the distraction right now. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the intent of the bill, but if we can't fight a good fight to keep it, we're just spinning our wheels. Also, for what it's worth, I just don't think that I can get behind any law that tells me that I have to carry a pregnancy conceived through rape to term. To me, that is sentencing victims to an incarceration with psychological and physical impacts far greater than the perpetrator would likely get. Sorry if that offends anyone, but I've thought long and hard about it in the past few days. Right or wrong, I believe that exception to the ban should exist.

Thanks. Don't know if you are familiar with the numbers, but I think rape and incest account for less than 1% of the cases why women get abortions. But even if it were as much as 10%, allowing only those exceptions would eliminate 90% of abortions!