Abortion: An Ethical Dilemma

On the bus ride home yesterday, I found myself thinking about abortion and the debate that surrounds it. My conclusion is that abortion is an ethical dilemma, a situation in which somebody must choose one of two or more unsatisfactory alternatives (Encarta Dictionary). However, this is not how it is viewed by most of the internet sites and blogs I visit. Abortion is presented as a yes or no question and I think this refusal to look at abortion as a dilemma that may have no satisfactory right or wrong answer holds back the debate from being explored further.