Abortion diminishes the sacredness of life, says the Rev. Tom Nevels of St. Ignatius of Loyola in North Bend. It also perverts sexuality, he says. The church believes sex should be within the bond of marriage for the purpose of procreation and celebrating love and unity. Even though she's received death threats for her views, Ms. Getty remains committed to the pro-choice cause. The alternative, she says, is frightening.
Nobody wants to go to back-alley abortions.
She considers abortion both a medical and ethical decision, one best left to the individual. We can't make decisions until we've walked in their shoes. Increasing the number of options available for a woman helps her to make a choice that is right for her, Ms. Getty says. RU-486 would not have made Lisa Ledwin's decision 12 years ago any easier. She was pregnant, the baby a product of a vicious rape.