Time for a re-frame? Republicans are "Pro-Birth" Not Pro-Life.

[jillan]

Thumbs way up from me!

This is an excellent read that was posted on my facebook page...

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2011/06/12/the-children-republicans-leave-behind/

here's a snip - and it get's better, more convincing as it goes on:

In their crusade to change the United States as we know it, Republicans that claim to be pro-life are actually not so pro-life after all. They have constantly called abortion the mass murder of unborn children and yet, the Republican agenda being slammed through the US House of Representatives and Republican controlled state houses across the country will end up killing or harming more children around the world than abortion ever could.

According to USAID, 70,000 children around the world will die if Republicans make the cuts it wants to make. Approximately 30,000 kids would die from cuts in malaria control programs, 24,000 from lack of immunizations, and 16,000 due to unsafe birthing practices. Because of these draconian budget cuts, Republicans are essentially sentencing tens of thousands of children, both born and unborn, to certain death. That is NOT pro-life.

But Republicans are not through threatening the lives of children, both born and unborn. If Republicans have their way, kids will no longer be able to remain on their parents’ insurance plans until the age of 26 and pregnant women as well as breast and prostate cancer patients could be thrown off the insurance rolls. That not only puts unborn children and mothers at risk of dying, but also increases the likelihood of a child losing a parent. Republicans may not believe that they are harming children by harming their parents, but they are. Children can be affected emotionally and psychologically by the loss of a parent and putting pregnant mothers at risk will end up killing not only mothers but the unborn as well. That is NOT pro-life.

[Angry Dragon]

1. republicans are pro-me

[jillan]

4. Yep! Thom Hartmann always talks about The ME society vs The WE society.

[Cronus Protagonist]

2. Not even pro-birth

No one who is pro-birth could make it so hard to safely have a child.

[jillan]

3. Pro Moment of Conception ? Republicans are heartless little people.

[proud2BlibKansan]

5. Pro fetus / Anti life

[Mojeoux]

6. They are Pro-Punish Women nt

[AndyTiedye]

7. I'd Call It "Forced Parenthood" — They Want to Force Rape Victims to Bear the Rapists' Children

[wickerwoman]

8. They're pro-choice for me but not for thee.

Most of them aren't "pro-birth" in the sense that they don't want "those people" breeding and many of them aren't even anti-choice as they have had abortions in the past or wouldn't really hesitate to get one for their daughter if she was 13, pregnant and unmarried.

But they just can't pass up an excuse to feel superior to other women who are in a bad situation and need to get out of it.

[dmr]

9. Anti-woman, Anti-choice, Anti-privacy n/t

[JI7]

10. they are Anti Choice

[lillypaddle]

11. That's it

:thumbsup:

[diane in sf]

12. Forced birthers

[AmandaRuth]

15. yes. I don't know why we have to be

so nicey nice about everything. They represent the Forced Pregnancy movement.

Forced pregnancy is what it is.

[frustrated_lefty]

13. They're neither pro-birth nor pro-life.

They're in favor of their right to get to decide who lives and who dies.

[TroglodyteScholar]

14. The term "anti choice" has been around for quite a whie, and is perfectly suitable. n/t

[kenichol]

16. Yes, I quit using the term 'pro-choice' and ONLY use anti-choice

And if I have time, I also repeat the equation: No choice equals no freedom.

[bettyellen]

17. they aren;t pro anything- they are agaiinst reproductive rights and frredom

[WinkyDink]

18. "Anti choice" is, I believe, the accepted term.

[EstimatedProphet]

19. You want a real re-frame?

You can't make slaves and indentured servants from aborted children.

[Richard D]

20. Doesn't work for me at all.

Anti-choice. That works for me.
Not pro-life, pro-birth, not pro-anything other than pro-stupidity.
Anti-choice.

[ljm2002]

21. They are "Forced-birth"...

...that is what they want to do: force women to give birth regardless of the circumstances, including pregnancy that is the result of rape or incest, fetal abnormalities or dire risk to the mother's health.

[MikeMc]

22. 'Pro-life' between month 0 and 9

After that, not so much.