Actually, I'm "pro-abortion" in a variety of circumstances. Especially when it comes to early in a pregnancy, I don't think the fetus has a significant moral standing. In the majority of cases where abortion occurs (which are early in pregnancy), I have about the same level of judgment as I would have toward someone who had to get some cavities filled because they didn't take proper care of their teeth. It doesn't even come into my head to judge someone who got a cavity filled. The same is true of abortion. If I was being pedantic I might say I judge them a little bit, but I also judge myself for staying up too late last night.

I see people frequently claim pro-life people are all secretly mourning every abortion. That's just not the case. I think anyone who is seriously concerned for the ethical status of a fetus (at least an early-term fetus) has a very poor understanding of the scientific realities and the philosophical implications that surround the topic of abortion. I often consider the issue as parallel to a time traveler showing fictional movies to people. I suspect they'd believe it's a representation of something that really happened unless told otherwise. Showing them the actor subsequently could very well result in him being the target of violence. They're reacting on an emotional level rather than being informed about the facts. The same is true for the abortion issue, in my view.

A pregnancy is happy. A fetus eventually turns into a baby. There is a reason pro-life groups exaggerate the extent to which early-term fetuses resemble babies. We're biologically programmed to be protective and loving towards the little minions. Culture also pressures us to feel like abortion is somehow wrong. If pregnancy is something to celebrate then how could abortion be good, especially when miscarriages are so tragic? This is a classic case of society having difficulty thinking outside binaries. Things are black and white. Pregnancy has to be good. Notice how society slowly stopped criticizing young mothers and is now praising them? Society loves simplicity. The idea that a certain age isn't appropriate to have a child leads to "what age is appropriate?" If it's not age, what is it? People don't want to think. They want to check a box and say "that's not acceptable, you're a monster if you disagree." There are so many problems in the world and people focus on things like abortion and gay marriage because they provide a mechanism for acceptable discrimination and a feeling of superiority. Take away the image in your mind of the fetus and explain why we should care about abortion? What argument can be given that doesn't logically lead you down to some absurd conclusion?