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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]But why even bother pointing out that you wouldn't do it?  How do women who make these comments think it makes someone who has had an abortion feel?  They are basically saying "Hey I wouldn't do something that vile, but if you could do it, I support you."  
There's just a certain holier than though sort of sentiment about it.[/quote]

Turn it around.  "I would never have an abortion, but I fully support that every woman should have the choice to have an abortion if it is right for her."  Does that make more sense?  That's the gist of it.  That whether or not you would do so yourself, you feel that other people have the right to make that choice for themselves and not have it imposed by the government.  Why is this so hard to understand?  The point of the comment is that even though it doesn't apply to me, I am still wholly supportive of those to whom it will apply.  It is qualifying that I am not making a self-interested statement (e.g. I only care about this because it applies to me).

[b]I myself am heterosexual and have been happily married for 10 years and will never look for a homosexual marriage.  But I fully support the right of gays to get married and be entitled to all of the legal protections and benefits that are bestowed by the civil institution of marriage.   [/b]

Yes, but being heterosexual you would never have the need to to look for a homosexual marriage.  That's different than saying that you wouldn't have an abortion, even if you faced a situation that would warrant it.

I am a man and will never have to face the choice of whether to have an abortion or not, but I fully support your and every other woman's right to choose an abortion if that is what is right for her (and/or her family).

The list goes on.  There are many situations which will never apply to me.  I can be fully supportive of people who those situations will apply to.

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