Abortion - Should it be Illegal?

Abortion is a sticky subject. One nobody chooses to talk about. But with the election growing near, it's a concern on many women's minds.  However, should abortion continue to be a choice? Or should the government step in and make anyone who gets an abortion responsible? Should she be prosecuted? Should the doctor be prosecuted? What if it's stopped before it gets that far? Should women fear for their well-being when it comes to abortions?

I'm going to give you a few scenarios to discuss: 

A girl goes into a bathroom, has a baby, throws the baby into the trashcan and is prosecuted for murder....is this the same as if she had walked into a doctor's office and got an abortion? She killed the baby either way, right?

A woman walks into a doctor's office to have an abortion in her eighth month. Something goes wrong with the abortion and the baby is born alive. Should medical attention be given to the baby? This is a question because the medical treatment law for aborted babies may be banned with the next president. For the baby to live through the abortion is this torture for the baby? Why did this mother wait until her eighth month? Should late term abortions be legal?

I read this article http://www.worldnetdaily.com/?pageId=79274 and felt sick to my stomach. Wouldn't that be the worst nightmare? To realize that you had made a mistake and you couldn't take it back?

I just wanted to throw a couple of topics out there and hear what you have to say on the issue(s). What other scenarios can you bring up? I look forward to hearing from you!