[fieldmarshaldj]

"Those are the three exceptions that will doom any initiative off the block - in fact, many pro-lifers would balk at that."

Ditto that. Just focusing on abortions performed for reasons OTHER than those could cut the number of abortions performed by perhaps 90%, and we should direct our attention in that direction.

[fieldmarshaldj]

"direct our attention in that direction."

Or TURN our attention. :-P

[Chancellor Palpatine]

Here is the problem - to the voting public (especially women, the ones most affected by this), the pro-life movement has always been about forcing women by law to go to term, even those who are the victims of rape or incest.

The specter of an 11 year old impregnated by a family member being forced to go to term based on definitions supplied by religious institutions weighs heavily in their minds, and overrides any utilitarian aspects of a general pro-life policy.

I can't say they're wrong, either.