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In reply to the discussion: We should not be pro abortion! [View all]Ms. Toad
(34,003 posts)When people who self-identify as pro-abortion consistently criticize choices other than abortion (as some I have encountered here - and elsewhere - do), that is not supporting choice. If there is only one acceptable choice (terminating pregnancy), being pro-abortion does not imply empowering women to make whatever choice is appropriate for their particular circumstances. It is not your business to judge whether you find their choice is foolish or not - and I have encountered too many people who identify as pro-abortion who simultaneously cruticize women who choose to continue a pregnancy - but not those who choose to terminate it - to believe there is an accidental correlation.
I am not saying that people who are pro-abortion use the same tactics as people who are pro-life, or pose anywhere near the threat the pro-life people do. I am not saying you have to call
yourself pro-life. I am explaining why pro-abortion, in my experience, is NOT the same as advocating that all women be empowered and able to make whatever choice is right for them. I.e. it is NOT pro-choice. It is far too frequently pro-choice-as-long-as-you-choose-the-path-I-deem-not-foolish.
I am pro-choice, and not because (as the post I responded to alleged) I am "lukewarm-bordering-cowardly" and "trying to distance {myself} from what abortion necessarily entails." You are perfectly free to call yourself pro-abortion, but don't cast aspersions on others who call themselves pro-choice because we really are deeply committed to empowering women to make whatever the appropriate choice is for them.