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PaulK
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Message 229 of 302 (225460)
07-22-2005 11:48 AM
Reply to: Message 227 by Chiroptera
07-22-2005 10:12 AM


"Pro-choice"/"Pro-Life"
Personally I'm not that keen on "pro-choice" but I don't see a better alternative ("pro-abortion" would be badly misleading).
On the other hand "anti-abortion" is probably a more accurate description of the grouping than "pro-life". So I don't see any good reason for using "pro-life".

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Message 235 of 302 (225469)
07-22-2005 12:23 PM
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07-22-2005 12:09 PM


Re: "Pro-choice"/"Pro-Life"
I'm really not sure that there are many people that are "pro-abortion" in the sense of thinking that an abortion is a good thing in itself. (Which is not the same as thinking that it might be the best, or least bad, option in some situations).
For myself, I think that there are some cases where abortion is the best option, but in most cases it is only the choice issue and a pragmatic preference for regulated and legal abortions over unregulated illegal abortions that lead me to favour the current situation (as it is in the UK) or something very like it.

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