An 'adult' lifetime, to date, spent contemplating many highly and emotionally disputed issues has convinced me of something. That few to none of the enduring, merry-go-round issues haunting us for decades are really true to their limited labeling.

When extremism takes over an issue, the first thing the wing-nuts do is try making themselves and their selfish motives appear to be positive and benign in order to attract sympathies of non-committed others. It is done Madison Avenue stye, with clever terms that narrow the frame of reference and corral the sycophantic cattle.

These are the birthplaces and birth parents of counterfeit terms like 'Pro-Choice' and 'Pro-Life'. The abortion merry-go-round certainly isn't the only disingenuous political battlefield existing, but one must begin somewhere. Actually, by examining and expanding on the nature of this issue, others are of necessity brought in because of relatedness.

I'd like for once, if possible, to have exchanges of ideas - real ideas- originating with independent thinkers regarding the topic. This necessarily EXCLUDES any who view themselves as minions of the pro-choice/pro-life herds. If they had anything new to contribute the issue would have been shortly settled a half century ago when I first learned of it. If you have a religious/ideologically based 'side' regarding this issue, please don't contribute to the conversation because it has already been heard ad nauseum.

Who has something different to say?