Immediate Word

There is probably no other topic in American life that inflames passions as deeply as that of abortion -- as we were reminded again with last week's anniversary of the Supreme Court's landmark Roe v. Wade decision legalizing the practice. Both advocates and opponents of abortion see themselves as defending basic human rights, and for many people trying to navigate through the competing calls to protect the lives of unborn children while respecting women's prerogatives to make decisions about their own bodies is a difficult and conflicted process that requires the wisdom of Solomon.