It is a bizarre thread when Omar is the reasonable one. Those of you taking polar extreme positions on this need to take a breath.
On the pro-choice side, outside of the aforementioned rape and incest victims, the majority of women having abortions generally make the decision after much agonizing and discussions with health care professionals. They take no joy in ending a life and no one is excited about killing a baby. It is largely done for the health of the mother or for extremely difficult financial situations, where they cannot afford the child. Do I wish they would have the child and offer it for adoption? Absolutely. But it is a huge ask and not my decision. It is up to the woman, her family, and her doctor.
On the pro-life side, where I tend to put myself, it is simply not true that most of us have no sympathy for victims of rape and incest. We would happily prosecute those that commit these crimes, and I'm OK with life sentences and prison retribution for the sick creeps.
If our politicians could be reasonable, the right answer is in the middle, as always. Abortions should not be easy to attain, they should require an MD involved, and there needs to be a reasonable cutoff date in terms of fetus viability. But they also should not be illegal. This is far too complex and too personal of an issue for politicians to be involved at all.