Right to choose will be at crux of Nov. election

THE OUTCOME of the November election will depend not on the economy but on what Ellen Goodman refers to as the “incredulous majority’’ of female voters who want to protect their reproductive and abortion rights ( “Assault on reproductive rights,’’ Op-ed, Jan. 21). John McCain pledged to appoint justices who would support the right-to-life concept. Barack Obama made it clear that he would appoint justices who would protect the right to choose. He received 54 percent of the female vote. We know what happened to McCain. Can a large evangelical turnout save the Republican candidate from defeat? It’s doubtful.