Have democrats largely given up on protecting a woman's right to choose?

[idwiyo]

225. It is impossible to arrive to an agreement with authoritarian fanatics (religious or not).

It's all about desire to control, to FORCE others to obey what they believe is right. There is nothing else in it. If it was otherwise, they wouldn't try to force their beliefs on others.

As an example, I can tell you about conversation I had once with an Elder from Jehovah Witness congregation. I knew a number of Ladies who belonged to that congregation and we used to have tea almost every Friday for several years while I was living in that area. We never talked religion, unless I wanted to know something and asked to explain it to me.
One day they brought and Elder with them. After we were introduced, I politely asked if it bothers or offends him that I am an atheist, Pro-Choice, and Childfree. His answer was "Jehovah made you what you are and he has a place for everyone, who am I to question his will?".

That Elder was safe and comfortable enough in his faith to be able to accept me as I am without feeling the need to force his faith down my throat. He had a good laugh when I told him that he is Pro-Choice just as I am, if he doesn't believe in forcing his beliefs about abortion down my (or anyone else's) throat.

I also happened to know a Gentleman who is very devoted Muslim. He keeps begging me once in a while to accept Allah, because he doesn't want me to burn in Hell after I die. Yet same very devote Muslim person never tried to force his beliefs about abortion on me, or to tell me I will burn in hell for it.


Unfortunately for us, your typical forced-birther is NOTHING like the people I described above. They are extreme hypocrites. Don't think so? Have a look at this article:



"The Only Moral Abortion is My Abortion"
When the Anti-Choice Choose

By Joyce Arthur

http://mypage.direct.ca/w/writer/anti-tales.html

Abortion is a highly personal decision that many women are sure they'll never have to think about until they're suddenly faced with an unexpected pregnancy. But this can happen to anyone, including women who are strongly anti-choice. So what does an anti-choice woman do when she experiences an unwanted pregnancy herself? Often, she will grin and bear it, so to speak, but frequently, she opts for the solution she would deny to other women -- abortion.

"I've had several cases over the years in which the anti-abortion patient had rationalized in one way or another that her case was the only exception, but the one that really made an impression was the college senior who was the president of her campus Right-to-Life organization, meaning that she had worked very hard in that organization for several years. As I was completing her procedure, I asked what she planned to do about her high office in the RTL organization. Her response was a wide-eyed, 'You're not going to tell them, are you!?' When assured that I was not, she breathed a sigh of relief, explaining how important that position was to her and how she wouldn't want this to interfere with it." (Physician, Texas)

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