In the 18th and 19th centuries, abortions were illegal but only after a woman feels fetal movement, generally occurring around early second trimester. The Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v Wade in 1973 established women’s constitutional right to abortion. In 1857, the American Medical Association (AMA) started campaigning against abortion at any stage of pregnancy because abortion accounted for 18% or 2,700 of childbirth-related deaths recorded during that year. In 1990s, the Supreme Court passed the states’ right to regulate abortion and from that, numerous state regulations and policies emerged. From 2000 onwards, abortion has become an even issue as it becomes a topic covering social, religious, and political arena (Beckman, 2016; Wanlund, 2014). In 2011, legislators introduced more than 1,100 reproductive health and rights-related public policy provisions, 135 of which had been enacted in 36 states and more than two-thirds restrict access to abortion services (Peters, 2014). With Donald Trump as president and the Republicans controlling the Congress, it is possible that more restrictive policies will be enacted and enforced. In the first half of 2017, more than 400 provisions aiming to limit abortion had been considered. It is recognized that the primary target of the pro-life proponents is to overturn Roe v. Wade. President Trump has expressed that he intend to appoint Supreme Court justices to overturn this decision and pursue greater restrictions (Vaida 2017). In sum, in the political scene, pro-life side seems to be dominating and winning the debate. Current demographics seem to reflect the massive increase in abortion restrictions. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a continuous decrease in the total number of abortion operations since 2009. Whereas the pro-life proponents claim that the dramatic decline in abortion is a direct result of the increasing restrictions, other factors are observed to have more direct influence. For one, the decrease in abortion rates coincides with the decrease in birth rates. This contradicts the rhetoric of pro-life proponents of saving the lives of embryos. Otherwise, some studies suggest that a more sensible explanation for the decline in abortion rates is the increased and more effective of contraceptives. Beckman (2016) cites numerous studies that attribute the decrease in abortion rates to more effective use of birth control especially those that are long-lasting and reversible methods like IUD. Aside from the abortion rates, another way through which the issue could be assessed is through public opinion. With the increased number of anti-abortion supporters in the government, it could be expected the public opinion has started leaning towards anti-abortion side. However, this may not also be the case. According to Pew Research Center, public support in the U.S. for legal abortion remains high, with 57% saying that abortion should be legal in all or most cases and 40% saying that abortion should be illegal in all or most cases (Pew Research, 2017). In another survey by Gallup, only 29% agrees that abortion should be legal in all circumstances whereas 11% states that it should be illegal in all circumstances and 50% stating that abortion should be legal only under certain circumstances. As to whether they are pro-choice or pro-life, 49% consider themselves as pro-choice while 46% identify themselves as pro-life (Gullup, 2017). In sum, public opinion goes to show the pro-choice stance as a large social movement in the United States. Nevertheless, the issue remains divisive as considerable number of people is also against it.