The preservation of life seems to be rather a slogan than a genuine goal of the anti-abortion forces; what they want is control. Control over behavior: power over women. Women in the anti-choice movement want to share in male power over women, and do so by denying their own womanhood, their own rights and responsibilities.
Dancing at the Edge of the World: Thoughts on Words, Women, Places (ed. Grove Press, 1997) - ISBN: 9780802135292