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1) One of the points raised in the pro-choice arguments is that people should have the choice to do with their own bodies what they wish. To that end, would it be similarly considered acceptable to remove the age restrictions on alcohol, cigarettes and drugs and advertising for such products on the grounds that people should be allowed to do with their own bodies what they wish?
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Key is that the pregnant teenager will become legally responsible for her health decisions and the health decisions of a baby within 8 to 9 months. Not many people mature that quickly in around 9 months. So I don't recommend lowering the ages for other drugs. In case you don't understand, supporting a medical procedure doesn't mean I support minors putting addictive substances into their bodies.
And yes, I think that a minor is more mentally mature to make a decision like abortion than to not get addicted to alcohol, pain killers, or cigarettes.
Not to mention that some of the "she should be able to do what she wants with her body" arguments also tend to encompass adults and those people I don't care if they put substances into their body.
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2) Fletcher raised an interesting point regarding those who deem abortion okay and acceptable but wish to see it not being used as "just another form of birth control", and one which generally I share the same view on (albeit from the other side of the fence  ). On a slight tangent to this, would people's view of the acceptability of abortion be affected by how much the girl/woman seeking abortion had used other methods of birth control?
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And this is where I call people idiots for not supporting the usage of abortion as a form of birth control. Would you really want that girl who has five abortions to be responsible for taking care of herself during prenatal care if she can't stop getting pregnant?
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I stress that these are not meant as snide comments or to poke holes in arguments - it's more for my own interest, and because I think they are interesting elements to the debate. That said, if it's deemed too off-topic feel free to ignore them. 
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I'd enjoy it if you did poke any holes in anything as it helps to reinforce one's beliefs.
People do mistakenly call the morning after pill the abortion pill. A support thread recently had three or four users telling the user asking info on the abortion pill telling the questioner that it was the morning after pill she was talking about.