Thread: Pro-choice or Pro-life? Debate which position seems to be most morally correct.
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Old 09-04-2006, 02:00 AM   #2 (permalink)
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The people that prefer to call it 'pro-choice' might choose that term because it implies that opponents are 'anti-choice'. That isn't the case, though. The opponents to abortion might like people to see the reality that a choice is always available; the choice is made when people decide to have sex.

The people that prefer to call abortion opponents 'pro-life' may be implying, subliminally, that the other side is 'anti-life'. That isn't the case, necessarily.

The terms 'pro-abortion' and 'anti-abortion' must have gotten too much baggage over the years of social and political debate; the terms began to carry subconscious messages that people didn't like. For example, the word 'abortion' itself began to sound very harsh and it may have been easier to get people to support one side or the other if they could use a less graphic term to describe their positions. I can see why 'pro-life' was chosen to replace 'anti-abortion', because it describes the stance of abortion opponents regarding their thoughts about all human life and it shows they believe life begins 9 months before birth. I can also see why 'pro-choice' was chosen, though I think it is a bit misleading for the reason stated in the first paragraph.



I am definitely in favor of choice and I recognize the choice occurs when one decides to have sex. If the factors and risks associated with sexual activity are not considered before the act, that is a matter of personal responsibility (or irresponsibility, as the case may be).


I am definitely in favor of life. We all have something to offer this world and people around us. I don't think any one life is less important than another in terms of human absolute value


I'm in favor of people choosing for themselves whether they want to have sex and whether they want to risk having an unwanted pregnancy. I am obviously in favor of being as personally responsible as possible, especially when the outcome of an act turns into more than one hoped. There are people who would love to have a baby, but are unable. If a baby comes along unexpectedly, why take the life away from that baby for a matter of personal convenience? I've been told more than once that an abortion was chosen because the mother could not stand the thought of strangers raising her baby. I scratch my head each time and wonder WTF?