Abortion ceased to be an issue in Canada a long time ago. Why do so many Americans refuse to move forward as the world progresses ? If the US believes in individual rights and freedoms, it shouldn't care if a religious minority with extreme ideas wants to impose it's will on women who don't believe the same things. So the real question is why all the persistence to try move backwards seems to be an endless battle with no winners. So much so that some would rather stack the Supreme Court rather then let it be what it is supposed to be.