Perhaps we also should think about a way to firmly establish through congressional action a women's right to abortion. Maybe something that prevents the government or other people from forcing anyone to bear a child against her wishes. And maybe we need an extension of the Clinton era FACE law to tie anti-abortion rhetoric to attacks on abortionists and clinic staff. Those attacks affect women's access to health services, which clearly make them terroristic. It's time to change the national discourse away from fetal death and toward the rights of women. As horrendous as Tiller's assassination is, we should not squander the opportunity to destroy the fascists' grip on our government and the electorate.

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There are moderates who are concerned about abortions, perhaps because they aren't sure where the line is between terminating a pregnancy and killing another human being. My stance is that each and every woman gets to make that decision for herself because the alternative is forced childbearing. There are others who struggle with that concept, but who may still understand that wherever they personally draw the line, if the anti-choice fascists get their way they won't be allowed to get an abortion even if it's medically necessary for their health. Working with moderates who understand that the right itself is worth supporting is an excellent way to sever the small group of control freak fascists from the rest of the people who give them some validity just by agreeing partially with their viewpoints. We can peel those moderates off. I think we can do that by presenting stories of women who chose an abortion over waiting for a non-thriving fetus to die, or women who had to get a late term abortion because the baby would die right around the time of birth and would likely cause the mother's death as well. If we divide and conquer, the moderates will criticize the Bill Reilly's of the world for distorting the harsh reality of what women face.  


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