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In reply to the discussion: Being pro-life doesn’t make me any less of a lefty [View all]Tommy_Carcetti
(43,182 posts)...recognize that as referring to the side that opposes abortion as a legal right, even though one can argue it is not always an accurate label for each and every one of those individuals.
We get that, but the bigger question is why does anyone need to "brand" an issue? Why do you need to use flowery language and appeal to more abstract concepts instead of debating the actual issue at hand.
As I said before, with the exception of those who espouse the consistent life ethic, the abortion debate is not about the lives of death row inmates. The abortion debate is not about the right to choose to get plastic surgery. The abortion debate is about one thing: abortion. And I refuse to get bogged down by either side's efforts to make the debate about which side has the best bumper stickers.