FOR THE noisy extremists on both sides of America's abortion war, the real enemy is not each other but the more moderate majority in between them. Despite the passions the issue excites on the margins-among the 29% of Americans who think abortion should be legal in all circumstances, and the 18% who want it banned-an unyielding majority of Americans take a more nu-anced view. "Abortion greys", as they are sometimes called, have for decades thought abortion should be legal. They are strongly against repealing Roe v Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court ruling that recognised abortion as a constitutional right. But they don't like the grim practice, suspect it is wrong, and want it to be restricted, especially in the later stages of pregnancy.
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机译：对于美国堕胎战争双方的嘈杂极端分子而言，真正的敌人不是彼此，而是彼此之间更为温和的多数。尽管有种种热情，但这个问题仍然令人兴奋。在29％的美国人中，认为堕胎在任何情况下都应合法；在18％的人中，堕胎是被禁止的。有时被称为“堕胎灰色”的人几十年来一直认为堕胎应该合法。他们强烈反对废除Roe v Wade案，该案是1973年最高法院的一项判决，该判决承认堕胎是一项宪法权利。但是他们不喜欢严厉的做法，怀疑这是错误的，并希望加以限制，尤其是在怀孕后期。
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