Dave -- the reason the number of abortions fell during the Clinton years probably has less to do with Clinton or the Democratic Party and more to do with simple demographics -- the Baby Boom got too old to have babies, including unwanted ones, and there are a lot fewer members of the Baby Bust generation to have (wanted or unwanted) babies.

But your point about the Republicans in control and what, if anything, has happened for pro-life issues is well taken.

This is a very good point you have made. Especially in light of Archbishop Burke determining that being for pre-emptive war is not as grave a sin as being pro-choice. Or that taking care of the poor in our society is not as relevant as being pro-life.

Don't forget that, according to Burke et al., it's apparently more important to vote pro-life than it is to follow the Church's positions on the death penalty or international debt relief.

Remember too the converse: Especially here in St. Louis, voting Democratic does not necessarily mean support for abortion rights.

Prime current example: In the 1st senate district (Carondelet, Patch, Bevo, Boulevard Heights, Princeton Heights, eastern Southhampton, plus much of south county), both the Democrat and Republican candidates are anti choice (Democrat Kennedy is extreme enough to win the Missouri Right to Life endorsement). The only pro-choice candidate is David Sladky of the Green Party.

In the 67th House District (south of Tower Grove Park), Democrat Mike Daus has an anti-choice voting record, but Libertarian Lenora Kham is pro-choice. (No Republican filed.)

Almost all of the Democrats elected citywide are anti-choice.

Voting Republicsn is actually much more reliable for single-issue pro-life voters than voting Democratic is for single-issue pro-choice voters. All Green Party candidates are pro-choice, so single-issue pro-choice voters should really vote for a Green whenever one is available (This election: Senate districts 1 and 15, House districts 87 and 91, city sheriff and public administrator).

The demographics break down more to economic improvement---as the economy improves so there appears to be a direct relationship reducing out of wedlock births also. The social science argument most popular is that individuals with expectations for their lives tend to put off sex or practice safe sex more frequently and economic opportunity is the best predictor of expectations. The decline is still present regardless of total numbers--the percentage of pregnancies ending in abortion was reduced as well as the total number.

The presences of effective sex education can be a big step in creating fewer unwanted pregnancies as well because effective sex ed is also more than just mechanics (regardless of what conservatives argue) but also consequences in a realistic manner.

You could also flip that argument around to say that an anti-war, pacifist person voting Democratic won't end the war in Iraq and, in fact, Kerry has a more hawkish position on North Korea and Iran than Bush does, and add the fact that historically, Democrats have led the country into more wars than the GOP.

The facts are that the positions are skewed on all sides, and there is virtually no degree of separation between the two major parties. The only choice is between Bush/Kerry/Pick 'em and Nader.

To me, this information is useless without the data from the GW Bush admin. All it says is that abortions fell during the Clinton years. They may be falling still--we don't know.

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