Access to abortion vs. clinic safety: Your Say

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court blocked Texas from enforcing major parts of a law that had closed all but a handful of abortion facilities in the state. Comments from Facebook are edited for clarity and grammar:

If the clinics really wanted to stay open, they would fix these safety violations. This is about safety, not about religion.

— John Spencer

It's not about safety; it's about denying women health services and using safety as a pretext! These restrictions are about politics, not health care. We can blame religion because religious belief is the main motivator behind the law.

— Dick Wilson

No matter the argument, abortion isn't very safe for the human fetus, baby, child or whatever word you wish to use to refer to the procedure.

— James W. Davis

It looks as if the cost considerations of meeting these safety standards are more important than the health of the women who go to these clinics.

— Modesto Rodriguez Montes

Letter to the editor:

National Review writer Kevin Williamson tweeted that women who get abortions should be executed ("Anti-abortionists caught by 'murder' trap: Column"). Abortion is one of the most controversial topics. As much as I would like to agree with Williamson that abortion is wrong, I believe that telling women what they can and can't do with their bodies and lives is worse.

Abortion is a personal freedom, and despite all the risks, abortion is a choice.

Makenzie McNall; Temecula, Calif.