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hyphenate

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1. I've been saying that for years.

Reply to stopbush (Original post)

Mon Feb 20, 2012, 04:47 AM

Feb 2012

People need to take out their acceptance of the debate as a negative one and turn it back onto the ones who have made it ours to defend. Put them on the defensive, and see how far they can go.

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Reframing The Debate: "Pro-Life" Needs To Become "Anti-Choice" [View all] stopbush Feb 2012 OP

I've been saying that for years. hyphenate Feb 2012 #1

Me too. nt MADem Feb 2012 #2

"Pro-Life" Needs To Become "Anti-Choice" . . . ? Petrushka Feb 2012 #3

That's precisely the inferrence the anti-choice folks would like you to make Major Nikon Feb 2012 #14

sometimes I say "pro-birth" eShirl Feb 2012 #4

Agreed! Icicle Feb 2012 #7

Pro-Life Anti-Choice meme cosmichristian Feb 2012 #5

I have NEVER called them "pro-life." 99.99% of them aren't. DFW Feb 2012 #6

it's not really pro life anyway. pro life would be concerned about ejpoeta Feb 2012 #8

"Forced-birth"... ljm2002 Feb 2012 #9

I lik "forced birth." It's good. It highlights government coercion in the lives of citizens, rather CTyankee Feb 2012 #12

Pro life needs libtodeath Feb 2012 #10

They shouldn't be allowed to call themselves "pro" anything tularetom Feb 2012 #11

Best I've seen intaglio Feb 2012 #13