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4. Unless someone is anti death penalty, anti-war and pro things like medicare for all, they are NOT

Tue Sep 22, 2015, 05:27 PM

Sep 2015

pro-life. They are anti-choice or anti-abortion, period. We must stop indulging this linguistic lie and we certainly must stop using it ourselves.

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Must read: Are you REALLY Pro-Life or just Pro-9months? [View all] blm Sep 2015 OP

Cant be, rightwing anti Woman couple are also hypocrites? Nah. randys1 Sep 2015 #1

Exactly!!! blm Sep 2015 #2

It's nothing but old fashioned pro slut shaming Warpy Sep 2015 #3

*bingo* Matariki Sep 2015 #20

That is the point made quite well in this article. blm Sep 2015 #5

I always call them anti-choice. BeanMusical Sep 2015 #11

Both seem accurate to me! merrily Sep 2015 #14

+1 BeanMusical Sep 2015 #15

Life has nothing to do with it. Major Nikon Sep 2015 #6

That didn't look as good on the bumper sticker. blm Sep 2015 #7

Kick JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #8

K&R smirkymonkey Sep 2015 #9

I've always said pro-lifers are LiberalElite Sep 2015 #10

As George Carlin put it, hifiguy Sep 2015 #21

He had a way with words - R.I.P. George nt LiberalElite Sep 2015 #22

Reminds me of a story close to home. malokvale77 Sep 2015 #12

amazing, judging people in line at the store Skittles Sep 2015 #13

Sadly, we see this exact kind of judgment on DU from time to time Orrex Sep 2015 #16

I've seen it Skittles Sep 2015 #17

"Life begins at conception and ends at birth." KamaAina Sep 2015 #18

Thanks, blm. Recced. nt. Mc Mike Sep 2015 #19

Pro-Life ends at birth, dae Sep 2015 #24