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[judy]

...speaking the language of the extremists?
There is no such thing as being "pro-abortion", everyone is anti-abortion. Abortion is not a fun thing, and never an easy decision.
However, by using the terms "anti-abortion" or "pro-abortion", the right has changed the tone of the debate, and made it easier to take away a woman's right to choose.
The correct terms to use are "pro-choice" and "anti-choice".
A woman always has the possibility of choice, due to the fact that gestation happens within her own body. She can do it at the risk of her life, or she can do it safely with the help of a doctor. By suppressing the legal right to choose, the legislatures have put many women in danger, and set us back decades.
Let's continue the fight, but let's use the right terms.
Alabama and Georgia are not suppressing abortions, they are taking away the right for a woman to choose her future and the direction of her life.
I'm not even going to mention the horrible term "pro-life", since those who call themselves pro-life are usually pro war and pro death penalty, as well as against the use of contraceptives.
Again, no one is pro-abortion or anti-abortion. There are only people who are pro-choice, or anti-choice, which is much clearer about what they are actually doing.