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Freddie

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28. If "pro-life" means "legal protection of the unborn"

Reply to guillaumeb (Original post)

Tue Apr 11, 2017, 03:25 PM

Apr 2017

- imposing your view on others by force of law - that is NOT progressive.
If abortion is an unthinkable choice FOR YOU, feel free to do everything you can to prevent abortion, even discourage it - but the minute you try to impose your choice on others, you can no longer call yourself progressive or a feminist.

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Can religious Democrats be progressives? [View all] guillaumeb Apr 2017 OP

They can be as anti-choice for themselves as they want. But if they are anti-choice for other women, 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 2017 #1

An excellent response. guillaumeb Apr 2017 #3

Thank you. 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 2017 #5

John Kerry and Joe Biden are prefect examples of people who oppose abortion... nycbos Apr 2017 #7

And I, as pro-choice as it gets, voted for both of them. 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 2017 #8

No doubt. nycbos Apr 2017 #9

The vast majority of progressive Democrats are religious. Lordquinton Apr 2017 #2

I would self-delete, but that would start another thread. guillaumeb Apr 2017 #4

So what's your point? Lordquinton Apr 2017 #6

Simply asking a question. guillaumeb Apr 2017 #11

A leading question that you know the answer to Lordquinton Apr 2017 #18

There are religious people that are pro choice Buzz cook Apr 2017 #10

Not if they oppose abortion and want to restrict my rights. beam me up scottie Apr 2017 #12

It all depends on who is defining progressive. guillaumeb Apr 2017 #13

Well then why don't you define it for everyone. trotsky Apr 2017 #14

I have never defined what an atheist must believe. That is for atheists. guillaumeb Apr 2017 #16

Defend your posts. trotsky Apr 2017 #19

Good of you to define the terms and decide the outcome in advance, guillaumeb Apr 2017 #20

So be it. trotsky Apr 2017 #21

Opposing reproductive rights is regressive, it is a conservative position. beam me up scottie Apr 2017 #15

My point is that positions vary, even in the Democratic Party. guillaumeb Apr 2017 #17

It is not progressive to oppose women's rights. Period. beam me up scottie Apr 2017 #22

I am personally pro-choice. guillaumeb Apr 2017 #23

So you agree it's not progressive to oppose women's reproductive rights. beam me up scottie Apr 2017 #24

I am raising a question. guillaumeb Apr 2017 #25

I'm addressing the op: beam me up scottie Apr 2017 #26

They can be Dems (big tent party), but not progressives. ExciteBike66 Apr 2017 #27

If "pro-life" means "legal protection of the unborn" Freddie Apr 2017 #28

I am a male. Abortion would never be a choice for me. guillaumeb Apr 2017 #30

While there are truly progressive WePurrsevere Apr 2017 #29

My view is if you are voting to or supporting people who are trying to end or limit reproductive... hrmjustin Apr 2017 #31

I also support them. guillaumeb Apr 2017 #32

Personally I identify as a liberal Democrat. hrmjustin Apr 2017 #33

My Representative is a member of this group. guillaumeb Apr 2017 #36

Of course they can. Who thinks all religious people are pro-life? LAS14 Apr 2017 #34

This guy: Act_of_Reparation Apr 2017 #35

And if the threads are checked, one might notice the considerable number guillaumeb Apr 2017 #37

One might notice that. Act_of_Reparation Apr 2017 #38