I am inclined to believe that most of us interested in a rational modern conservatism would not dismiss argument on abortion because it is merely a moral issue, as Paul would have us. The fine points of reproductive biology do not trump concerns of most of us as to when purging a fetus becomes murder.

There is much mention of the agonizing of the pregnant woman over making the decision. Of the 40,000,000 abortions performed, I’d estimate over 90 percent of the decisions were made quickly and without much consideration of anything beyond inconvenience. And I believe that is a good thing. It means that over 30 million unwanted children were spared neglect,abuse or psychlogical problems.

The tough question is at what time, beyond, say, a month, should termination without medical cause be illegal. In the meantime, to hell with the zygotes -I’ll go with McCain.