There should be restrictions on elective procedures. The life of the mother should always be the first consideration as it is in all non-elective procedures. However, the fact that the abortion procedure is a contentions political issue does not give it any more or any less weight than considerations in any other procedure.

A better way to think about this would be: How will freedom from the specter of financial ruin and assured health care for a child affect a woman's decision to have children? The government should not directly nor indirectly play a role in that decision either way by funding abortion when it's elective or not funding it when it is not. Complete health care for the mother and child should be the only consideration.

It doesn't matter what you think about the war, who started it, how it's going or what you think about the President. The fact is Americans owe every measure of respect and honor to these soldiers and their families every single time. It is not only because they deserve it. It is because we must look at that and think about it fully in order to properly access our own motives every time we send a soldier into harms way. People who wish to escape responsibility for their own actions may not appreciate the Presidents example of respect for these soldiers, but I think our service persons, their families as well as most Americans do.