I read recently that one of the reasons why the backlash occurred so heavily in the us as opposed to other european nations who legalized abortion around the same time is because the us defined abortion as a "right" of a .Woman while the european nations mostly came to the decision to allow legal abortions through referrundum and public opinion. Because of this, it may have been felt in these nations that while the public opinion agreed with legalized abortion today, the public could change its mind in the future and criminalize the procedure because it's not an inalienable right, just a function of public opinion.

In the us, however, abortion was thought of as a right which could not be swayed whenever the public opinion changed. This seemed to galvanize and act as a catalyst to abortion rights opponents as they cried out that the public had no say in the decision.

My questions are:
do nations in europe still view abortion as a public opinion issue?

If so, could the status of abortion change tomorrow if the public opinion changed?

If the us had taken a similar route and had not expressed a national right to an abortion, would the other states with restrictions in the 70's have changed over time?

If not, would the backlash have been so severe?

If so, would the backlash have been so severe?