Here's the real question, is abortion nothing more than laws created by some people's religious beliefs? Is that the road america is choosing to pursue? Abortion is not murder according to the law that the party of law and order obviously disagrees, so that to me means they are basing their idea of murder on religious beliefs.
So, what is the issue with abortion and are we now passing laws on religious beliefs?
When Paul Weyrich (founder of the Heritage Foundation and ALEC) and Jerry Falwell initially came up with the idea of protesting against legal abortion it was simply to distract their constituency from it's racist riling against school integration and the loss of tax exemption for their segregated schools.
Being against abortion became instantly popular for as many different reasons as there were different petty rancors among the congregants.
*People who felt threatened by or jealous of women in the political and business worlds saw the potential for increasing women's childbearing duties and decreasing their presence in business and politics.
*Many saw denying legal abortion as righteous punishment for enjoying ....................... OMG,OMG ...........
sex
*There may be a contingent that sees abortion as reducing the numbers available for cheap labor.
*A number of ill advised people believe in the homunculus theory of reproduction and think they are saving little innocent babies by protesting abortion.
A significant number of people protest abortion as murder and women as murderers; calling out the Ten Commandments and Bible verses proving abortion is the murder of human beings. These seem to be the least honest of all the different protestors.
*Some people get their kicks believing that protesting legal abortion pisses off liberals.
**But the driving force behind the anti-abortion movement are the religious leaders who see the potential for a political power base for tearing down the church and state barrier, gaining access to federal money, and denying recently gained rights for women, minorities, the poor and LGBT. The culture of John Calvin's theocracy runs hot in their veins.
The real issue is power as Paul Weyrich said,
"When political power is achieved, the moral majority will have the opportunity to re-create this great nation.”