With the recent departure of Justice Anthony Kennedy from the U.S. Supreme Court and the appointment of now Justice Brett Kavanaugh, it appears that abortion will be on the Supreme Court’s docket soon. Abortion has been a divisive issue in American politics for the past 50 years, even before the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. But the reality is that there is more about abortion that unites us than divides us.
The portrayal of an either-or nature to this issue forces Americans to choose one of two camps – pro-choice or pro-life. A Gallup poll last year found that 48 percent of Americans considered themselves pro-choice while 48 percent said they were pro-life.