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There is no such thing as a pro-abortion movement. That's a mistruth (like partial birth instead of late term) put forward by the right wing to frame the issue in ways favorable to them.
Pro-abortion would mean doctors hanging outside clubs on Saturday night offering their cards to couples stumbling out, or Planned Parenthood trying to sell the idea of how great an abortion is to pregnant women, which doesn't happen anywhere.
Pro-choice means regardless of what your personal opinion on abortion is, it's important to leave the ultimate choice up to the woman who's pregnant. If an individual is against having an abortion, that's their right to make that decision. But it doesn't give them the right to make the decision for anyone else.
It'd be great to see the women's organizations (as well as guys like me who support individual choice) have more success clarifying these misconceptions among those who are undecided or flexible in their opinion on the subject.
