" hillbilly, only a moron would say that "You could make that same statement about war it too helps with reducing overpopulation which is destroying the sustainability of the Earth." Then again...what did I really expect? Here's a clue, hillbilly: War is immoral and non-specific in it's sweep of death; Abortion into the second trimester is NEITHER. Judge away, Skeerdy-cat. At least you didn't call me a "Librial"!! LOL!! "

" I agree with Paula, leave it up to the Professionals not the politicians. As for Karl your a Hypocrite. Abortion is OK because it helps with reducing overpopulation which is destroying the sustainability of the Earth. You could make that same statement about war it too helps with reducing overpopulation which is destroying the sustainability of the Earth. I believe we need to fight the war on terror because if we don't then they will come here to kill us. Yes I see your true colors, Brown and Yellow, because your full ot IT and your a chicken. Have a nice day. "

" Since there isnt' any real statistics it appears Karl and Paula you are giving opinions. And D&E's are performed after 12 weeks for numerous reasons, not just severe medical conditions, unfortunately legal restrictions in certain states. I believe in choice but have seen those who chose abortion as birth control. "

" First of all, there is no such thing as a Partial Birth Abortion in the medical literature. It is an Intact Dilation and Extraction and it is extremely rare. Women do not just wake up at 8 plus months of gestation and decide that they don't want to have their babies. This procedure is a heart breaking decision for the parents, and usually involves a severe medical condition, such as anencephaly, which will not allow the child to live for long. The reason to perform the extraction in the way that they do is to avoid a cesarean (surgery no matter how you look at it and how common it may be) and to afford the woman an opportunity to be able to give birth naturally another time. Doctors and their patients should be making these decisions, not lay people who are not involved in the families particular situation. Many people opt to carry the child to term anyway, but for those who, for whatever reason cannot, Intact Dilation and Extraction should be a medical option for them. Your argument would have more effect if it was based on factual information not gleaned from an anti choice group. "

" Oh man, are you SERIOUS< John??? Bringing up that old "Einstein" canard?!?! Here's a thought for you: "maybe a BTK killer or two"..."maybe a Stalin or two"..."maybe a Dahmer or two"...etc, etc, etc ad nauseum! The amount of partial-birth abortions performed is EXCEEDINGLY SMALL! So your false statistic of "50 million Americans" is HOGWASH! Most abortions are performed in the first 8 weeks, before the fetus is even a "person"! And with overpopulation destroying the sustainability of the Earth, I thank DOG for those allegedly-"missing" and unwanted people! "