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In reply to the discussion: Andrea Mitchel just stopped a guest who ID'd herself as "pro-life"... [View all]xxxsdesdexxx
(213 posts)9. I really do hate the terms "Pro-life" and "Pro-Choice"
"Pro-life" implies that those opposing it are "Pro-death" or "Pro-abortion" and that's simply not the case. I cannot say every single person in the U.S. is "Anti-abortion," because that's truly not the case with some of the mentally ill people out there, but I'm confident that most people are not "Pro-abortion." I know it's a blanket statement, but everybody in general is "Pro-life" while only some of us are "Pro-choice". We really need to change the terms of the conversation because I most certainly am not "Pro-abortion" or "Pro-death."
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Andrea Mitchel just stopped a guest who ID'd herself as "pro-life"... [View all]
JohnnyRingo
Jan 2013
OP
Women should have reproductive rights. We should not tell them what to do with their bodies.
hrmjustin
Jan 2013
#62
Personally I am pro-life and pro-choice. And I don't see a conflict with that.
A Simple Game
Jan 2013
#23
I reread the thread, didn't see anyone else that was calling pro-life people names.
A Simple Game
Jan 2013
#53
Last one, yeah, I've heard that before. I think you actually like me but won't admit it.
A Simple Game
Jan 2013
#86
There's my problem with all of the labels. Which one sub-sums all of this & gender pay equity
patrice
Jan 2013
#38
Don't agree with Mitchell either. "Anti-abortion" is exactly what they want to be called.
Dawgs
Jan 2013
#17
We need to change the language. I don't know anyone who is "pro-abortion". That woman is anti-choice
Liberal_Stalwart71
Jan 2013
#18
There ARE "pro-abortion" people: those who support forced abortions, like what they do in China.
NYC Liberal
Jan 2013
#21
"I am "pro" any legal medical procedure a woman chooses to have performed on her own body
NYC Liberal
Jan 2013
#72
EXACTLY---you cannot be pro-life and not care if women die in back-alley abortions. nt
Lex
Jan 2013
#34
exactly... Jennifer Granholm had a very good piece about this in the Huffington Post a while back
Flaxbee
Jan 2013
#74
Whenever someone gives me the pro-choice argument, I smile and ask them when they....
OldDem2012
Jan 2013
#79
Well, we discussed the issue even before we got married, and we agree on it and most other things...
George II
Jan 2013
#103
When people describe themselves as "pro-life," I confess that I am also against the death penalty
Texas Lawyer
Jan 2013
#50
No, they don't give a crap about healthy pregnancies either. They're pro-forced-birthers. Period.
SunSeeker
Jan 2013
#58
Republicans are only for the "Sanctity of Life" for the 9 months preceding a child's birth
PennsylvaniaMatt
Jan 2013
#70
they're religious (mostly) fanatics who share more in common with the taliban than Americans
RainDog
Jan 2013
#85
So many people who are 'pro-life' are also quite enthusiastic about the death penalty.
Chemisse
Jan 2013
#101