Jay, NOWHERE do I suggest that Catholic freedom conscience is less important than other's freedom of conscience. My point is only that OUR  first   obligation is to respect the conscience of others.

Jay, the "fundamental right to life" of the unborn is our conviction, our conclusion, our belief, but it is obviously not others' belief . Do you (that is Jay Edwards) or do you not accept that their religions freedom entitles them to disagrees with us, we oblige ourselves respect their conscience on this matter?  If no, then do you at least agree that you reject religious freedom on this issue, and insist instead the error has nor rights?

I believe that ultimately our conviction that the fetus has a right to life is dependent on our conviction that he fetus is immortal (that it already in guaranteed life beyond the grave), and in the specific sense, the fetal life is no less significant that the life of the born. 

Remove that belief in fetal immortality, and the moral analysis changes.