This is especially true when we take a look at the impact of recent Presidents and their political parties.  The President's greatest impact on abortion is nominating justices to the Supreme Court.  Since Roe v. Wade was decided, we have lived under 24 years of Republican Presidents and 12 years of Democratic Presidents, and 4 of those were under pro-Life Carter who didn't nominate any justices.  All 9 U.S. Supreme Court Justices have been nominated and confirmed following Roe v. Wade.  Seven of the 9 have been nominated by Republican Presidents.  We were told that when GWB ran for President and ran for re-election that the future of Roe v. Wade depended on his victory.  Despite having a pro-Life majority on the court, Roe v. Wade appears as secure today as ever.

Women don't decide to have an abortion or not have an abortion based on partisan identification.  Most abortions result from economic pressures and ignorance.  We need to focus on limiting the number of abortions by tackling these two causes of abortion.  And this must occur across party lines.  It means not only funding abortion alternative centers and promoting adoption but also supporting family planning, comprehensive sex education and contraceptives that are actually contra-ceptive.

It means recognizing the conflict between being pro-Life but supporting policies that make poverty harsher as well, with low minimum wages, opposition to maternity leaves, and lack of health services and insurance. In combination, these policies make ideal conditions for promoting abortion, as one can see from the contrast with countries that do have comprehensive sex education and universal health care.