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Quote by: SVMc I guess I'm a little unclear on how you're differentiating between pro-choice and pro-abortion. I always assumed someone who is pro-choice supported the legality of abortions thereby allowing any person who wants an abortion access to it, while those who don't want one don't have to get one. To me the term pro-abortion would signal a more nialistic view of being anti-procreation, supporting a view that human procreation is a parasite on the earth and therefore we should not procreate but should stop breeding all together.
I've always identified as pro-choice. I'd be interested in how you came to the differentiation between pro-choice and pro-abortion in the way that you did. |
I can only explain this with an example, I have two.
I have a friend, die hard catholic. She believes the fetus is a baby from conception. No debate. You can't tell her otherwise. However, she's 100% pro choice. She doesn't believe that her beliefs should control the whole populations. I was a little shocked when she told me this, and she told me more, like how her girlfriend (yea, shes gay) is bi and had an abortion once. She still respects her though, because the girlfriend acted out of her own beliefs. She knew she wouldn't want to be judged or controlled for being Catholic, and is giving the same respect.
Same scenario, only with a priest i had in highschool as a theology teacher. He said something like he enjoys being catholic, but wouldn't want the government to have control over his philosophic beliefs, which is all abortion boils down to, whether the fetus is considered a viable human or not. The populace will never agree, thats why I and these people are pro choice, despite our beliefs about abortion. It's a matter of government control of freedom over one's body and beliefs.
Being pro choice doens't mean you support abortion or think its right. IT's just affirming that you respect other people's feelings and decisions.