It's been too long since I read anything by Ms Rand, so I can't really comment with knowledge. One phrase that struck me, though, in your link was this:

"The principle here is: any right that contradicts the right of another cannot be a right, as rights form an integrated whole."

As evidenced by other threads on this forum, this one will stir up much ire, anger, and animosity, especially among those who have no grasp of "Philosophy and Logic 101" and those who mistakenly want to retain personal rights and freedoms, but deny them to others.

I have always personally supported a woman's right to choose for herself whether or not to carry a pregnancy to term, but find that I run into some idealogical snags. I have difficulty with someone who refuses simpler forms of birth control (the usual - pill, condom, diaphragm) but uses abortion as a primary. A woman who has had 3 or more abortions before age 30 is obviously suspect. But as pointed out earlier, her body is within her own rights.

I will have to do some reading and get back to you on this one, but it may take a while, I have a very time-consuming project in the works right now.