The debate about abortion involves not just a medical procedure but also personal morality, corporate ethics, legal and human rights, privacy, money, medical autonomy and much more. In this complexity “pro-life” and “pro-choice” labels serve only to fever polarization that instead must be pre-empted …

She pulled out dry grass. Then she hopped into a bush to weave it in. Alerted to the new construction project, all of us kept tabs on it and celebrated as the robin, joined often by her mate, completed a fine round condo. Soon four eggs, colored, yes, robin’s-egg blue, nestled in it …