"....The irrationality of the American religious right is demonstrated by their attempt, in Louisiana, to make rape a capital crime. So let me get this straight. Respect for "life" means a raped woman can't have an abortion and must bear her attacker's child for nine months of her life and then risk being responsible for it for a lifetime. "But the religious right wants to kill the child's father (that is absolute respect for life?) and make sure that the child has no one who could be made to provide child support and ensure the child gets a proper education." - - - Juan Cole