Calling the anti-abortion croud a 'minority of a particular religion' I think is also an understatement - according to polling c40% of Americans would consider themselves 'Pro-Life' (https://news.gallup.com/poll/1576/abortion.aspx). IMHO it's better to 'strong-man' the other sides arguments (I think you are over simplifying the pro-life viewpoint and are too quick to dismiss their views - let's remember that neither side has an absolute moral truth, and that it's possible to be educated, rational and pro-life).
I personally absolutely support a woman's right to get an abortion, and am from the UK, but looking from afar at the debate in the USA it seems more like a war of slogans than a rational discussion.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/393275/steady-americans-not-roe...
The UK is, of course, not immune to this on its own culture war issues.
I know several people that are "pro life" in the sense that they would not get an abortion themselves. They call themselves "pro life". But they also don't try to restrict the choices of others and don't think abortions should be illegal.
(i.e. You could support women getting abortions, but also believe that this should be determined democratically at the level of the state)
This is why things are much more nuanced than simple soundbites can manage to handle!
- Do you agree with having abortions?
- Do you think abortions should be regulated at the federal level?
- Do you think abortions should be legal?
probably many other dimensions.
- Do you think abortions should be determined by legislature rather than the judiciary?
(i.e. Roe vs Wade was tenuous from a legal perspective, and IMO a supreme court shouldn't be able to make it's own laws up which I think this veered into, even though I 100% agree with a woman's right to abortions!).
AKA there are plenty of "conservatives" who are horrified by the decision.
The whole point from OP though is just that nuanced debate isn't possible in a world where soundbites rule.
The entire disagreement is a made up political wedge that is held by a minority of a particular religion which for the most part is actually against their very own holy book. A book that is full of actual "baby" killing and not just lumps of unborn cells which actually weren't recognized by any religions as a "baby" until someone decided to apply their "go forth and multiply" attitude which also bans all forms of birth control, as well as sex for any purpose other than reproduction.
And in the end, its terrible policy, and will do nothing to reduce actual abortions. Given it only slightly inconveniences those with means, and likely results in an even worse maternal death rates as women are pushed to the point of mortal jeopardy before being provided health care (and if you don't think a large number of the terminations are due to either failures of fetus to develop properly/etc then your living in a larger fantasy) as is happening in TX now. A place where there are actual legislators suggesting that women having abortions should now be given the death penalty.