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Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights
Pollitt maintains that abortion is a topic that needs to be discussed. While the topic is always in debate, Pollitt posits that it needs to be discussed in a different way that recognizes abortion as an integral component of the women's reproductive lives. Her argument is built upon the idea that abortion is a "positive social good" for all women. Pollitt argues that the context of abortion needs to change. It needs to be looked at as "back into the lives and bodies of women, but also in the lives of men, and families, and the children those women already have or will have". Furthermore, she argues that the access to abortion needs to be looked at more broadly. The issue does not start and end with abortion. Rather, the issue brings about how we discuss menstrual cycles with young girls and the number of resources we have available for families, both single parent and two-parent. Further the decision should not be looked at as the actions of a woman thinking independently because abortion requires the “cooperation of many people beyond the woman herself".

"Muddled Middle"
The target audiences of Pollitt's book are those who she refers to as the "muddled middle". The aforementioned includes those individuals who look at abortion through an opinion lens, those who do want restrictions on abortion, but don't want it to be completely banned. Politt maintains that many of the "muddled middle" are usually very conflicted about the issue of abortion, which is further encouraged by mainstream media which tends to take on the same stance regarding abortion. She does not disagree that abortion can be a moral issue, but instead upholds that the choice is always a woman’s right. The moral decision lies within her own choice to terminate a pregnancy, not within the debate about the legal status of abortion rights.