The issue of abortion is such a complicated issue and there are so many greys involved.. while most everyone here has stated good reasons on both sides for why they are either pro-life/pro-choice or a bit of both depending on the circumstances, i think that the better way to solve this huge dilemma that has been around our country for years is to figure out how ALL sides can find common ground. What I am saying is that the goal of both sides should really the same -- to eliminate the need for abortion. To give women (and men) the tools so that a woman doesn't ever have to face the most painful decision of what to do.
The way to do this is through preventive ways -- such as education -- whether it be abstinence, birth control, learning about what sex is -- and also through giving young mothers better options -- whether it be homes for unwed mothers, adoption, financial and emotional support, changing mindsets about being pregnant and young, etc. One area that really has lost lots of support and funding is the area of adoption. There are thousands of couples that would love to adopt a child yet today the answer for some pregnant wpmen is abortion because they don't think that they have any other options.
I am pro-choice but i think you have to be responsible in that position. Because I do believe that teh entity inside a woman is a living organism and will be a human life. Its the mindset of people that makes it what they want. Do you ever hear a woman say at 2 months "Hey I am having a fetus" No she says, I am having a baby" Its a choice we make and a painful decision that is made to abort that child. I faced it once and i hope to never have to face it again. (of course as an adult it would be irreesponsible now for me to abort it).
The goal should be to eradicate the need for women to think they need to have an abortion or to ever face that very difficult choice. Thats one area we should all unite around.