Locating Abortion Policy

http://pewforum.org/docs/index.php?DocID=150

The abortion debate is going to come up once for certain in the '08 run, possibly twice. Whereas the last presidential election cycle saw pro-choice and pro-life advocates split along party lines from the beginning of it all, the Republican primary is going to have to seriously address the abortion issue this time around. With McCain and Giuliani stalking a middle-ish ground premised on federalism and limited access, the far right ends of the party are alternately encouraged by their return to federalism and their straying from the dogma of uniform opposition to abortion in all instances, in all places. Its too early to say how this will play out in the primary, but the polls linked above indicate that 55% of Americans would like to see abortion policy made on the national level, with 39% preferring to see it left up to the states. Perhaps by offering the Federalism answer McCain is splitting the baby, for the sake of a bad biblical pun.