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In reply to the discussion: Can A Person Be Anti-Abortion And Completely Liberal On All Other Issues? [View all]hlthe2b
(102,328 posts)56. In that sense (and as the RW loves to suggest) it would be "wishing to" create demand
i.e., arm-twisting those who don't want an abortion to have one--or to encourage those pursuing birth control to "not worry about it" instead.
That and the fact that PRO-CHOICE covers the wide magnitude of women's health & reproductive needs while also recognizing that plenty of people do not personally support (PRO) abortion but put their beliefs aside in order to protect the woman's right to determine her own fate.
This is why I don't like the terms used interchangeably.
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Can A Person Be Anti-Abortion And Completely Liberal On All Other Issues? [View all]
ProudLib72
Aug 2017
OP
The fact that we are having this fight at DU just now means someone is stirring the pot...
Hekate
Aug 2017
#27
sigh. I am well aware of that, since I was 26 when Roe passed. Kennedy had a long, long career.
Hekate
Aug 2017
#68
Pro-choice is not mutually exclusive with anti-abortion. That's a false dichotomy, so no oxymoron.
Binkie The Clown
Aug 2017
#17
An invasive procedure like abortion is very much more risky than proper use of contraceptives.
Binkie The Clown
Aug 2017
#48
Much like the famously quoted line about freedom of speech, freedom of choice can be so described:
Zoonart
Aug 2017
#10
Choice to abort is a constitutional right so opposition to it doesn't much matter
Cicada
Aug 2017
#7
First, I think it is damned well time to stop conflating 'pro-choice' with 'pro-abortion'
hlthe2b
Aug 2017
#12
Would you call those who reject avaiability EXCEPT under certain conditions?
loyalsister
Aug 2017
#36
The only time it isn't technically prochoice is when they want FORCED continuation of pregnancy
loyalsister
Aug 2017
#39
the term is pro-choice, whatever that choice sans obstices that are placed only to shame or deter
hlthe2b
Aug 2017
#49
In that sense (and as the RW loves to suggest) it would be "wishing to" create demand
hlthe2b
Aug 2017
#56
A person can choose to never have an abortion out of personal belief, yet support Roe vs Wade...
Hekate
Aug 2017
#24
Yes. I was imagining someone who was anti-abortion in his/her personal beliefs
ProudLib72
Aug 2017
#30
Of course they can. Being liberal on all issues and anti-abortion are not mutually exclusive.
Lil Missy
Aug 2017
#26
No. If a person can't grasp the humanity of half of humans, then something is seriously wong.
Coventina
Aug 2017
#34