As someone who believes that life begins at birth, no effing way.
you do not call the collection of cells reproducing and growing with DNA distinct from the mother around it life?
Sorry, jbrase, I;m with Gass on this one. I suppose the semantics suggest its "life", as its living, but its not an independent life with human rights until birth.
And you would probably agree, the best way to eliminate problems associated with poverty isn't to just give people enough money to live comfortably, its to eliminate and reduce the root causes. With abortion, you need to focus on reducing and eliminating the socioeconomic factors that so often lead to abortions, not getting rid of a procedure that might be necessary.