We never talked about abortion in my house, but I do distinctly remember my mother standing up in the middle of Mass one day and hauling us out of the church

That, to me, is so incredibly powerful. More powerful than marches and petitions. Your mother rocks.

I've never understood people who feel that they have a right to control what I do with my own reproductive system.

Remember, it's not really your reproductive system. It belongs to the state and federal government. ;)