When I say "anti-choice" I mean anyone who is against a woman's right to choose. They don't have to be the nutbars who bomb clinics and scream at teenagers. There are some nice reasonable people who are anti-choice. But they do not believe in your right to choose an abortion, or not, as you see fit. They would rather women die than have abortions. That's not "pro-life." That's "pro-fetus."
Gotcha. I just don't know anyone like that personally. When I consider my pro-life/anti-choice friends, I consider ppl who have a different opinion than me, but don't try to force that opinion down my throat (or legally on my body).
I will look it up in the morning, but as far as I remember, early anti-choicers paid a marketing firm for that whole "pro-life" spin. The leaders of this movement are also pro-war and for the death peanalty. I don't see the "life" in that.
My mother and I have talked about this conflict, as she is a bit more rabid anti-choice and also pro-death penalty and pro-Iraq (*shakes head*). Kudos to her, she actually reconsidered her stance on capital punishment because of this very conundrum.
That all sounds kinda hostile, but you know I'm not mad atacha! I'm just being my political self. :P
*grin* this clarification made me very happy, simply because you're a darling to do this. I know you're not mad at me, and believe me, I feel like you're one of about 3 people in the world I could have a conversation like this with and still be friends after :)
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Gotcha. I just don't know anyone like that personally. When I consider my pro-life/anti-choice friends, I consider ppl who have a different opinion than me, but don't try to force that opinion down my throat (or legally on my body).
I will look it up in the morning, but as far as I remember, early anti-choicers paid a marketing firm for that whole "pro-life" spin. The leaders of this movement are also pro-war and for the death peanalty. I don't see the "life" in that.
My mother and I have talked about this conflict, as she is a bit more rabid anti-choice and also pro-death penalty and pro-Iraq (*shakes head*). Kudos to her, she actually reconsidered her stance on capital punishment because of this very conundrum.
That all sounds kinda hostile, but you know I'm not mad atacha! I'm just being my political self. :P
*grin* this clarification made me very happy, simply because you're a darling to do this. I know you're not mad at me, and believe me, I feel like you're one of about 3 people in the world I could have a conversation like this with and still be friends after :)