in America the anti-abortionist protests are a sign of a healthy consideration of the ethical issues

As opposed to being a manifestation of misogyny by bible-bashing fundamentalists who would not know what healthy consideration of ethical issues was if it started munching on their backsides? Duh. Dickhead indeed.

I wonder how many novels written after 1918 and set before have some wonderful young man character who we know is set up to be going to die horribly. Or else come back a shell-shocked wreck with less than the full complement of limbs. Have you read Cousin Rosamund yet?