The New Underground Railroad

New York magazine has the story of a loose network of women in New York who house out-of-state women who have come for late-term abortions (HT: Open Book).  The story is really disturbing, and reflects a pro-choice mentality that not only should abortion be legal, but entirely disconnected from any moral calculus, much less condemnation.  Those who house the women admit to struggling with the obvious question, "Why didn't you have an abortion earlier?," but can't look for an answer because, in the words of one host:

“I had to tell myself, ‘Every abortion is the choice of the woman having the abortion. This is about somebody else’s body. It’s not President Bush’s body, but it’s not mine, either,’ ” she says. “Being pro-choice is a morality that takes you morally out of the picture.”

Rob