Agree.
The debate should be about how to arrive at a societal compromise understanding there are no perfect solutions. In general, most people agree on many of the issues related to abortions, the main remaining issue driving conflict as a result of the far left and far right is the cut-off for "elective" abortions or whatever term one chooses to use.
Why we had Roe v Wade, the Europeans hashed out their solution, which was a window of between 10-15 weeks depending on which country after which "elective" abortions are illegal.
Interestingly, Americans tend to gravitate around the same range.
I blame the media and politicians for contributing to the apparent conflict. They make misleading statements (that while true, don't tell the truth) ... for the example, both of the following statements are true...
85% of Americans support abortion.
64% of Americans support limiting abortion.
These statements come from the same study, how you present the results makes all the difference.
Another example, of how the media and politicians mislead people is over the Dobb's decision. When polled the majority of people opposed the Dobbs decision, when asked about the rulings within the decision, they support it, if they don't know the decisions were part of the Dobb's decision. So, it is clear, they have taken positions, based on what they have been told... so who is lying to them?
I read the Dobb's decision, and it said the same thing you said, there is no "correct answer" and both sides of the argument have a legitimate point. As such, it said an elected body should determine abortion law. It stressed that the composition of the court changes regularly and laws based on the composition of the court are inherently less stable and laws should be stable and determined by the American citizens not by a group of unelected judges.
Do you think Americans disagree with that thinking, if so why don't we just send Congress home and let the Supreme Court make the laws.
What the Court effectively did and what politicians are resisting it passing a law that will stand attack from the left and right (they raise far too much money on the issue). Likewise, the media attracts lots of "eyeballs" when it puts out content on the issue. But based on everything I have read (not my personal choice), the cut-off for elective abortions should mimic Europe. That narrows the debate considerably from 0-birth to 10-15 weeks. In other words, the real debate is no about choice vs life for the vast majority of Americans, but where to set the limit for elective abortions.
Capping elective abortions to the first 13 weeks would not have limited 93% of the abortions done in 2021. Capping them at 10 weeks would not have limited 80% of the abortions. I suspect many of those that happened after 10 weeks did so because they could wait (since reasons cited by most people having later abortions relate to "getting around to it".
It would end the egregious abortions and America could move on to its next issue. Some would continue to fight this issue but given the overwhelming support for a limit in the 10-15 range, I suspect that whatever decision was made would stick.
To be clear, this is not my preference... it is how a democracy is supposed to work when as you say there is no "single correct answer" to an ethical issue.
