A VERY serious question about pro-life/pro choice [View All]

[Stinky The Clown]

Preface: I am staunchly pro choice. There are no caveats or shades of gray.

Pro.Choice.Period.

That aside, I'd like your views on this: The notion of a person being pro-choice is pretty clear.

But what about the person who says (s)he's 'pro-life'.

I see a few shades of gray there.

There is the death-match serious anti-aborition crowd that bombs clinics. They're called 'pro-life'.

Only slightly more reasonable are the fetus worshipers who cry and pray and wail at candlelight vigils outside the abortion clinic before it gets bombed. They're called 'pro-life'.

Then we have the politicos and their supporters who work long and hard - and generally legally - to overturn the laws relating to abortion and privacy. They're called 'pro-life'.

Next in line are the people who we all know. The people who would never have an abrotion or participate in helping someone have one, but who are okay with allowing it to be legal. These people are the ones who are honest inside themselves, but not preachy or pushy with respect to others. I imagine there are more than a few politicians in this group. But at the end of the day, they, too, are 'pro-life'.

Isn't there a clear difference along this spectrum? As one who is pro-choice (and I assume most everyone who might read ths thoughtfully is just that) are there any of these people who you could embrace and respect?