This is a PERSONAL decision that a woman has the right to choose. I am not one who would choose to have an abortion, but to take away a woman's right to choose is like taking away a woman's right to vote.

- I support Roe vs. Wade.
- I also support the ability of those who oppose it to peacefully protest like above.

Although if anyone who opposes it thinks overturning it will end abortions, they are simply not thinking it through. Still, if it'd make them 'feel better' about it being "illegal but still happening, and putting not just fetuses but the woman at risk", then I mean, there's that.

Results of the 1991 Anti Abortion Referendum were as follows:

Chapter 1, Acts of 1991, revising Maryland’s abortion law to prohibit State interference with a woman’s abortion decision under certain conditions, was approved by a vote of 1,114,377 to 690,542.

Marylanders spoke on this subject 20 years ago. The irony of the situation is the Catholic Church also opposes contraception which results in more unplanned children which results in more abortions. Seriously?

How can all of you be in favor of murdering innocent life in the womb? We should all be against abortion if we truly believe in the sanctity of life. Many of you would be against the death penalty for the most vile criminals yet believe a woman has the right to kill her baby - hypocrisy. The reason the Catholic church is against contraception is because it can in some circumstances prevent implantation of a fertilized egg. Blaming the Catholic church for abortions is of the lowest order Paul. People need to take responsibility for their actions (not have an abortion) and the government needs to stop subsidizing bad behavior. Thank you Sherrie for standing up for the unborn.

Interesting how there are so many men chiming in, if you guys were the ones who got pregnant and were responsible for the majority of the care we could get abortions at the 7-11.

It is amazing that people are even having a discussion about whether or not it is ok to kill a person. It is a sad day when people think they should have a choice to decide whether or not they want to kill a baby. This society has become brainwashed. Go home and thank your mom that you were not killed because of a choice.

Almost no one is going to change anybody's mind on the issue of abortion. We should all agree that reducing unplanned pregnancies is a good thing we can all work on. It will reduce abortions, it will reduce the number of children born into dreadful economic situations that result in a whole new set of problems for all of us.

Agreed with more availability on contraception for younger people. I have two children that are a complete joy to my life and I could not imagine my world without them, that being said I had them at the age of 37 & 40, I don't think I would be the same parent if I had them when I was 16.

In 1973, Roe V Wade was passed, not to promote abortion as a means of birth control, but to save the lives of American women. I'm positive that making the VERY personal decision to abort is never an easy one. If you're against abortion, then don't have one.

Abortion needs to remain legal, but have some strict regulations. For the ones who are harshly against abortion, picture your 15yr old daughter getting savagely raped and as a result, she becomes pregnant. Now do you think that it is the best interest of the unborn child and your daughter to allow the pregnancy to go on???? People don't think of examples like this.

Rick Santorum, Presidential candidate, believes you should accept this gift from God.

The harsh reality is that our state has been lost in the simplicity of "slogans".[Woman's right to choose",etc.] When you drill down to how that can impact reality,just look at the recent case in Elkton. New Jersey, which has taken the time to tighten up laws surrounding this issue, had a situation where the "doctor" decided to finish a procedure in Maryland, because he knew that we are beyond lenient, and the woman almost died. Upon further investigation,35 week old fetuses were found in a freezer at this clinic. Something is wrong here,and we need to get beyond the sloganeering,and address this issue. What kind of society do you want? John

And, let's not forget about the doctors who have been murdered, by these "right to lifers".

Ten Comm.say thou shall not kill, If u really take the time to know what happens in an abortion u would understand that a child is being killed. If u r a christian and read the bible you will understand what God is saying in Jer 1:5: Before I formed u in the womb I knew u, before you were born I set u apart; I appointed u as a prophet to the nations." Read Ps 51:5, Ps 139:13-16. If u are a Christian I challenge u to read these pass and ask God to speak to u about this. If ur not then i will speak to the facts,I believe a women has a choice, that choice is hers up until she conceives a child, then there are 3 people involved, first the man. I know a couple they conceived a child, she didn't want the baby he desperatly did, begged her not to abort the baby, begged the doctor not to do it. he wanted the baby, she choose abortion and he lost fatherhood, it affects him to this day 34 yrs later, where was his choice? Next the baby..do u realize the horrible things they do to the babies, do u realize in partial birth abort. they breech the baby and as the babies head comes out they stab it in the back of the head and suck the brains out. This happens up to 9 mos This is just facts. Or the other ways. Do u realize that after abort. babies bodies r thrown in garbage cans or down garbage disposals? some case kept in jars in the doc clinic. Women have been raped mangled on the abort. table some left for dead,the pain they feel later at the loss is forever. www.prolife.com/everett.html

Sherrie, I will not argue pro or con about abortion as the discussion never ends as everyone has staked out their positions on this issue and almost all will not change their mind. As I said in an earlier post, in 1991 nearly 62% of Marylanders disagreed with you, they have not changed their opinion.

When you mention that the Ten Commandents say Thou shall not kill as justification, I direct you to the fact that most of those same people will endorse the death penalty. I also point you to Rose's comment that a significant number of abortion opponents think it is okay to murder abortion doctors and bomb their clinics. I will say the Catholic Church opposes the death penalty, abortion and murdering abortion doctors which is a consistent position. My problem with the Catholic Church is they also oppose all forms of birth control which leads to more unplanned pregnancies which leads to more abortions and more children born into a life of economic misery. Does anyone really think that a majority of Catholics avoid contraception?

Finally you bring up partial birth abortions which are a very small percentage of all abortions and is done to evoke emotions, but many times these are done to save the life of the mother.

That said, why can't everyone agree the best way to reduce abortions is to avoid unplanned pregnancies. Deal with sex with young adults or near adults for what it is, a natural human function that can lead to children if you are not careful?

The abortion discussion is a fascinating topic. Everybody on both sides of the issue will use any example to evoke emotion.[ someone who is raped, partial birth abortion, "choice vs. pro-life", catholic bashing,etc.,etc.] If you are honest with yourself, and lock in on only one key question, it will change how you think. That is, when does life begin? As a society, we have to decide the answer to this question,or the discussion will deteriorate into slogans and the current rationalizations to fit convenience. John

Agree with Tim & Paul. State & Church should remain separate. JFK would have never been our president otherwise. First catholic & all. I'd like to see all those opposed to legal abortions, line up to adopt these babies.

Hearing my dear departed, mother's voice this morning. She used to say, "When they pay my bills, I'll care what they think." That's what I meant about lining up to adopt these babies. The good deed doers, need to come down off of their bibles & actually do something to help, besides preaching their morals. "They know not what they do."

It is a women's right to chose , that is the bottom line . We voted and right to chose won as it would again . I have been simply disgusted for many years now by the idiots holding lifesize pictures of mutilated babies on Belair Rd in Fullerton . My children should not have to see this and frankly that should be illegal. Simply my opinion . I think protesting is radical behavior and makes people look foolish .

Dona, Mutilated babies...yes babies it is so sad, I know it is hard to see those pictures, but someone has to show the truth. Be disgusted those babies are being mutilated...If it were illegal to tell the truth can you imagine the horrors that would happen.
I wonder if you know that Roe from Roe vs Wade is Prolife, there is a link to her video below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_MUUvcvjEg

Its really not about winning or losing, it more about what are we winning what are we losing?

Peace to you Dona

Paul I 100% agree that we need to stop unplanned pregnancies. I also am a member of the Catholic Church. Pregnancy is a gift from God. If you understood why then church teaches anti- contraception you may not be so bothered by the churches stance. But Paul I do agree to disagree with you. It is great that here in America we have a place were we can openly discuss and give our opinions on things important to us. Peace to you Paul

I'm so tired of people telling me what their God says & how their bible instructs us to live. I'm not going back to the days of "the red tent". Earth was not made in 6 days & this topic will never be agreed upon.

Lovin' Tim & Paul though. As I've said, it's nice to know that all in Perry Hall aren't tea-baggers.