Forty years. Forty years of freedom? Or 40 years of death and destruction since the U.S. Supreme Court decided in favor of Roe v. Wade in 1973? Many thought that the landmark ruling would end the debate over abortion. Instead, the ruling ignited a firestorm of controversy that has burned out of control for 40 years. At first, abortion gained acceptance. The first year saw a 28 percent increase in abortions. By 1980 the annual abortion rate doubled to 1.5 million. 1990 brought the peak, with at total of 1,608,600 abortions performed. Then came the controversy over partial birth abortion, …