The single most comprehensive written source of information for understanding the abortion controversy. The best place to go for a thorough course on abortion. People new to the debate will find it an invaluable resource, and everyone will learn from it. A repository of knowledge and a collection of the best thinking on abortion. Everything you need to know is either here or the book tells you where to get it.

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(The book began as a popular web site.)

It was a nondescript but official looking envelope, from a sender I didn't recognize. Gradually I grasped that it was a letter of acceptance from the University of California. And not only had I been accepted, but they had offered me a full scholarship, making it possible for me to actually attend.

Fast-forward 30 years plus. I came off the project I had been working on in December of 1999. In January of 2000 I started looking for my next assignment. It didn't come as a big surprise that the market was not looking good.  The technology skills that had sustained me for so many years seemed to be becoming more and more obsolete. After testing the waters for just two weeks, I came to a startling conclusion; and experienced that same feeling I had had when I opened that letter so many years ago. I was at another crossroads in my life; and decided to retrain myself in newer technologies - specifically in web related, and web site development, skills, which seemed to be a rapidly expanding field. So I bought some books, signed up for some classes, and essentially went back to school.

However, I saw more than just the technology. And I didn't see myself making a fortune on the internet. What I saw was a giant printing press, where almost anyone could publish just like Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine, or Martin Luther; and compete in the world of ideas worldwide at very little cost and without having to get past any gate- keepers. You didn't have to have significant capital, and you didn't have to spend decades trying to work your way up in an organization; or struggle to build your own organization. No boss or publisher could say I don't like you, or I don't like your work, or I don't agree with your idea, or I think you're a threat to me. You were free to compete unencumbered with these restraints, letting the response from your potential internet audience determine how well received and effective your message was, and how great your influence would be. And I had a cause very much in mind.

One advance requirement I set for myself was that I didn’t want to just “rant and rave” on the topic. To the best of my ability I would try to give both sides of the controversy.  Also,  I would take a reasoned, logical approach, and support my contentions with facts and evidence as much as possible.

But it was with a certain amount of trepidation  that I approached the task, because of the atmosphere  I perceived  surrounding the Clinton presidency.   My assessment of the administration  was that they didn’t hesitate to use the power of the office  –  that is,  intimidation  and force  –  to play hardball  with people who didn’t share their outlook.  But this feeling dissipated considerably when I actually started exploring the topic on the internet and found sites like “Abortion is Murder” that made mine look very mild and temperate in comparison.

Since  it was written  over a considerable length  of time,  you can also  see my writing skills  develop,  from rather awkward at first,  to eventually  becoming more fluid.  It starts out  with what may seem  obvious to some,  then becomes more sophisticated  as it goes along.  For others,  it may represent  a first look, and understanding, of what lurks just below the surface of the debate.

As I mentioned,  as time went by,  I seemed drawn back to it  by additional in- sights even though I was focusing on other tasks at the time. But as spring of the first year approached  –  approximately 6 months into existence  –  I hit a peak of 44 visitors in one day and then tapered off to only having a daily audience in the single digits.  The high day  resulted mostly from my contacts with related organizations, and the lower days would have been even lower if it hadn’t been for a few referrals from a like minded organization that didn’t have a web site.

At first I suspected I might be being blocked. So I stocked up on blocking programs to check it out. But by following my trackers, and listening to my wife, who is a school teacher, I began to understand that my site was seasonal. That is, that not only were a lot of people on vacation in the summertime, but school was out, and a large portion of my visitors were students who found my site to be a valuable resource for writing reports.

But with such a small audience, I began to wonder whether it was worth the effort, and what role it might play.  So I began to think in terms of what niche it could fill.  But  as I mulled it over  I continued  to add to  the site,  and came to some conclusions.  First of all,  I thought it was a worthwhile thing to be doing.  And if students  found it to be useful,  I should  try to cater  to them  somewhat.

Since  I could see  from  my trackers  that  my  student audience  began  at the grade school level,  I would assume  that they knew  very little  about the topic, just by virtue of  not having  been around  very long.  And my college audience would probably be largely scornful of religion – or so I thought – so I would be careful to keep my site secular. I didn’t want to do the same thing other people were doing, and it seemed like the other web sites and organizations were mostly faith based.  I hoped those faith-based organizations would appreciate that I could reach people they couldn’t.