So, what next for Americans

[Don Corleone]

That's part of the problem Don... you're talking to a stained in the wool leftie right now. Don't assume you know how every prochoice person thinks by reading some inflammatory article in the NY Times editorial page. Look at the stats I put up... public opinion is all over, and anyone who acts like 50% of the country is bloodthirsty KILL DA BABIES IT'S COOL ghouls, they're just fearmongering.

I never said anything of the sort, and I resent you portraying my views that way. I said that in some circles, abortion is enjoying a 'chic' phase. Think "Cider House Rules". Think "Juno". Yes public opinion is all over the place, but one thing the majority of Americans DO agree on (possibly even you) is that elective abortion should have a timelimit, somewhere between 13 weeks and full viability (~24 weeks).

This isn't an abortion thread, so I consider the matter closed, and this will be the last I have to say on this topic, in this thread. The funny thing is, my main point for raising it was to suggest that attempting to end the procedure by legislating it away was misdirected and unfruiful. One thing I think we can both agree upon here is that lowering the 1.2 million abortions that are performed in the US each year would not be a bad thing, especially if it was done by offering better alternatives, not by passing laws.

As a feminist, I'd like to point out that abortions are not risk free and put women at jeopardy (yes, so do pregnancies). The best option for women is avoiding unwanted pregnancies in the first place.