Political Issue - Picking A Side

On the issue of abortion, my personal stance falls on the same side as Democrats. I believe that women should have the right to choose if they want to go through with a pregnancy or not. Some arguments are that it kills a baby, but done at the right time, the baby has not gained consciousness yet. Most of the arguments on the Republican side are of religious nature, which I have little tolerance for. Scientifically I believe that abortion is prevention of a birth, not murder, and is justified if the mother's situation would make a miserable life for a child that was forced to be born.