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The surprising new normal in the abortion debate

The surprising new normal in the abortion debate

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There is a new normal in the abortion debate because what it means to be "pro-choice" in America has changed. It is a change likely to be missed in the reporting on this week's annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. But it is a change that could be one of the biggest surprises in an already-surprising presidential-election cycle. Each year about this time breathless headlines announce that the "pro-life" or "pro-choice" label is preferred by

There is a new normal in the abortion debate because what it means to be "pro-choice" in America has changed. It is a change likely to be missed in the reporting on this week's annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. But it is a change that could be one of the biggest surprises in an already-surprising presidential-election cycle. Each year about this time breathless headlines announce that the "pro-life" or "pro-choice" label is preferred by a narrow majority of Americans, yet it remains a m…