[FaddiCat]

>>> Those progressive people are generally thinking beings who have morality. They think about things rather than accepting an arbitrary criteria such as whether someone is born or not. For most it is whether the bundle of cells is a sentient being capable of experiencing, something a zygote most certainly is not.

It doesn't seem that way.

Most efforts to legalise abortion are based on the argument 1) that women have a right to do what they want with their own body, or 2) that abortion has social benefits. And since the progressive side of politics is making no real effort to stop abortion after the embryo has become a foetus and developed a nervous system it's probably safe to assume that women's rights and social benefits are far more important to them than whether an foetus is 'sentient being capable of experiencing'.

[aneth4]

> that women have a right to do what they want with their own body

This is not much different, since as a non-sentient individual, the fertilized egg is a part of the woman's body. I can't speak for others, but I certainly look for the line when a foetus becomes a "person."

I'd like to see some surveys on how many Americans support abortions in which terms and why, but haven't found any.

> that abortion has social benefits

This is a supporting argument only relevant when the underlying action is ethical.

Executing stupid people may have social benefits, but it is not ethical.

[FaddiCat]

>>>I'd like to see some surveys on how many Americans support abortions in which terms and why, but haven't found any.

Yeah, me too. Anecdotally, most people seem to be fine with first trimester, reluctantly accepting of second trimester, and against third trimester (except where the mother's life is in danger).