In my opinion, a woman has a right to do what she wants with her own body and no one else has any right to try and force their own opinions and beliefs onto that woman because in the end, she's going to have to live with her decision for the rest of her life. Meanwhile, the people who criticize the choice she makes will forget about it eventually. This entire subject is asinine. Every woman should be able to choose. Religion should have NO part in laws involving the matter because everyone has their own religions and some have none. But everyone has their own opinions on the matter. So if you believe babies should never be aborted, then by all means, don't abort. But don't shove your own beliefs down other people throats.
Another thing, if a woman REALLY doesn't want to have a baby, she'll find a way not to and that could involve bodily harm or death. Having the option to have medical treatment is a hell of a lot safer than not having it.
edit: religion should have no part in laws AT ALL.
I knew one person, a nurse in fact, who tried to do an abortion on herself. . . . probably in a severe state of depression. . . .. and died as a result. I think you have a point that the government using force or extreme measures to cut people's choice out will surely cause a lot of personal suffering, even death of the women affected. It's one thing to affirm the reality of "life" at conception, another to place a premium of that life above that of the mother. The value placed on that life by the parents has got to be in the equation. . . .and I wouldn't want any mother's life to be given a lesser value than the conceived child. Government is really bad at being the decision-maker in our personal lives. . . . .or the educator and seat of our morals.