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In reply to the discussion: Please stop using the term 'pro life'. [View all]mwooldri
(10,291 posts)Sorry, may have not made myself 1,000,000,000 % clear.
In terms of the procedure itself, yes effective and safe. In terms of whether this medical procedure should be available to all who need it, again yes. I suppose in this sense I'm "pro abortion". Abortion is a medical procedure, the decision of which should be between patient and doctor. Politicians should butt out.
I've tried to think of an analogy here that makes sense, but I'm not the most eloquent of people around... I'll try anyway - so the best I came up with is "want" Vs "need". I don't think anyone wants an abortion, but people who need an abortion want to be able to get one. People who need an abortion fall into two camps - unwanted pregnancy and wanted pregnancies that aren't viable or would kill the patient. Those who didn't want to get pregnant certainly didn't want to have to have an abortion. But they need it for ... well none of my business but they need it. Those who have an ectopic pregnancy, a non viable foetus, or whatever certainly didn't want to end their pregnancy but they need to for xyz reason.
So in the fight against the anti abortion lobby, it's all about messaging. The anti abortion lobby have to be honest been pretty successful in pushing their message. They have certainly turned "pro abortion" into a negative message of "baby killing" - which abortion is not (and besides baby killing is against the law). They also hijacked the term "pro life" quite successfully.
As I said I'm not the best with words. But I know "pro abortion" isn't a winning message. "Pro Choice" is better. In my mind the "pro abortion" people (pro as in having the ability to receive this vital medical care) are the true pro life people - after all pregnancy and abortion is a complicated health issue that needs expert help and the choice between patient and doctor results in a better life for the patient. Denying access to certain medical procedures that would result in a better life outcome is not in my mind pro life.
This dirty old trucker will probably stew over this for the next few days (or longer)... I want to do something but not much I can do.