Are people's opinions on abortion really changing?

The Washington Post argues that they are, but I think there's more going on here than you might think. This article seems to be evidence that people, especially young people, are uneducated on the subject.

"Kids need their parents to help make that decision," she says of parental notification requirements. It would have angered her "if there had been a law -- but it's for the best."

Note that she does not actually support parental notification laws. She just offers that it would be ideal if girls can have their parents' help if they have to get abortions, but she is against the law. Anyone pro-choice disagree? Anyone think it would be bad if girls can rely on their parents for help? This quote does not show increasing support for limits on abortion at all.

"I have not met one person who is very anti-choice," she says. "I have met people who said they would never think about having an abortion but they always add it's the person's choice."

You hear this alot, and it's an attitude that is used to push for limits on abortion rights. My take on this attitude is that no one imagines herself in the situation, or likes to. But you don't know what you will need until you need it.
When somebody says that they don't think of herself as the kind of person who would get an abortion, but she's pro-choice, it's interesting to prod a little further than leave it at that. Most girls who say this, if your next question is "What would you do if you got pregnant right now?" and you will learn alot more about their thinking. In my experience, there are two standard answers you'll get. Women who really don't want children, at least not now, will generally point out that they can't get pregnant, because they use birth control. Other women I know who are older and feel secure in a relationship will often say, "Well, I do want children and it might just be the time."
Asking someone point-blank if they imagine themselves getting an abortion is as good as asking her if she thinks of herself as a stupid slut in our parlance. We know in our hearts it's a bullshit question, but being women and raised to be dodgy when discussing our opinions, we're likely to answer with a dodge.
If pushed for their real opinions by someone who shows respect for those opinions, you are likely to get more interesting answers from women. They will talk about abortions they've had, their fears of childbirth, their desire for children, their wish that men were more involved. And they will tell you, over and over again, that things are never simple and the law should not get involved.
Here's a good example of how the media is confusing the issue of "what's wrong" with "what should be illegal":

Increasingly, women say men should be notified when their girlfriends or wives get pregnant and consulted about the decision to proceed with the birth or abort -- a concept of inclusion anathema to earlier activists.

Again, there is nowhere in that statement where women say that men have a legal right to be notified so that he can take control of the decision, at least some control. If you point blank asked women if there should be a notification law, you'll see much different answers. But when you ask a fuzzy "should", the question turns into a moral question about your own personal decisions. And as most women would feel comfortable turning to their partners, and in fact would really want that support, they are likely to answer accordingly. But if you ask if a woman who is the victim of domestic violence should be required to "consult" with her abusive husband, the answers would be much different. That men have a role is not something contested by "earlier activists". They were, and are, fighting spousal consent laws. They were fighting laws that said the ultimate decision is the man's, not the woman's.
Buried deep in the story is very good news indeed. Young men are showing equal numbers in support for abortion rights as young women. This is not evidence that the young are becoming more conservative. This is evidence that men are finally coming around to the feminist side, and that's a real news story.

By the way, a million people march for women's rights! Yea!