Abortion, as you will find, Aesop, is a very emotional and divisive subject. You say you just don't get it, that a woman should be able to control her own body. Anti-abortionists believe abortion is murder. The two sides will never find common ground.

On a more pragmatic basis, if you support a woman's right to choose, you need to elect more Democrats. It's as simple as that.

To elect more Democrats, the Democratic party is going to have to re-evaluate its policies. Rather than playing the victim card ("Bush stole the election"), they need to return to the party of Bill Clinton. Remember, "it's the economy, stupid".

The problem with the Democratic party is most of their policies don't work. They create dependency which leads to more poverty, not less. Only when the Democratic party honestly asks itself "What will get us elected?", and then implements the answers, will abortion remain a woman's right.

Now that I've hijacked your thread, I'll get off my soapbox.