The issue of abortion IS negotiable. The refusal to grapple with complex moral and ethical issues is, in my opinion, sinful as well as being lazy thinking and a cop out. George Carlin hit the nail on the head when he stated that the Republicans claim to care about the unborn child, then completely forget about the child when he or she is born and only show an interest again when that child reaches military age. There are also many people presently languishing on death row who could tell you about just how 'pro-life' the Republicans are.