Between New York legalizing abortion up until the point of birth and Alabama banning it with the sole exception of saving the life of the mother, our national impasse on abortion seems to finally be coming to a hostile head. The debate is nasty and divisive with little room for compromise.

But there is one partial solution which would both ameliorate the nation’s demand for abortion, protect religious liberty, and most importantly, empower women’s choices prior to conception. That is, we ought to make birth control available over the counter.