While most pro-choicers are not pro-abortion, they are fearful that any legislation (parental notification, prohibiting partial birth abortion, etc.) will become a stepping stone towards making abortion illegal. On the other side, there is the belief that abortion is the killing of a human life and that all abortions are morally and legally wrong.

The solution to the abortion battle relies on a compromise between the pro-choice and pro-life positions. The common ground is that neither side sees abortion as a good thing, and the less abortions that happen, the better. The basis for this change is to set up a situation where most women choose to not have an abortion. This won’t eliminate abortions totally, but should dramatically reduce them over time.

The compromise solution is what I call the National Abortion Reconciliation Act. This federal legislation will provide a way to resolve the current abortion battle in a way that should satisfy both sides, with the exception of the extremists. What it provides is strong incentives for a woman to see her pregnancy to term and put the child up for adoption, but ultimately gives her the final choice without any legal consequences.

For pro-lifers, this act establishes the following:

- A national adoption agency that that focuses only on pregnant women who do not want to keep the expected child. Other existing private agencies will still remain to handle other children and international adoptions. This federal program will establish fees, rules, criteria, etc. for potential parents who are looking to adopt newborn babies of U.S. citizens. The women choosing adoption will be ensured of quality health care, counseling and supplemental income as necessary during their pregnancies. Registered married couples (see #10 Marriage Vow) will be the primary source for matching with the adoptee candidates. Singles and other couples (e.g. same-sex) will be a secondary source and only used if there are not enough qualified married couples to meet the demand. This act will also prohibit any future claims and contact by the natural mother or father of the child, except in special situations where the adoptee parents die or are determined by law to be no longer competent to raise the child. There will be ongoing national marketing and all hospitals, clinics and doctor’s offices will have program materials that can be provided to pregnant women. It will partner with pro-life organizations to assist with information distribution and counseling.

- A pregnant woman must sign an acknowledgement that she received information on the adoption program from the agency before she can choose an abortion.

- Pregnant women under 18 will need to inform their parents or guardians and the father before deciding on an abortion.

- Partial birth abortions cannot be performed, except when they are the only choice to save a mother’s life.

For the pro-choicers, this act provides the following:

- No federal or state law may be established that prohibits, or penalizes, a woman choosing to have an abortion performed by a qualified physician.

With the significant financial incentives and societal support for adoption, women should be less likely to choose abortion.