It's palpable and pervasive. It is public, because it involves the killing of an innocent baby. Each year, about 1.5 million babies in the USA meet their death prematurely by abortion. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.
Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.
The right to choose to smoke is restricted if it violates the rights of non-smokers. The U.S. Supreme Court has reversed its own decisions some 100 times. The law is not always right. The widespread practice of abortion dulls the conscience of a nation's people.