As with most issues, the issue of abortion represents a continuum of opinion.  At the one end, few would argue that if the life of a mother were truly endangered she is not justified in terminating the pregnancy.  At the other end, I suspect there would be minimal support for using abortion on a frequent basis as a means of birth control.  Disagreement arises as to where along this continuum public policy should settle.  Using the most egregious and emotional extreme of a continuum to justify a position is dishonest and unworthy of any real journalist.  And I notice that people like Ms Balkissoon never honestly address the issue of using abortion as a means of sex selection.  Rather, it is automatically condemned without question,  "womens" issues always trumping honest questioning.  "Choice" must mean "choice".  The concept of  "choice" becomes a mockery if it may only be exercised within politically-acceptable limitations.