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Point taken.. Permanut Jan 2013 #1
Pro-choice is a market-based description. intheflow Jan 2013 #5
You have an even better point. Permanut Jan 2013 #6
Seems to me a woman texshelters Jan 2013 #15
Women can only "choose" to have an abortion if intheflow Jan 2013 #28
And that is what most of Roe v Wade was about. Equality. uppityperson Jan 2013 #69
+millions Matariki Jan 2013 #32
I agree. Let's de-criminalize prostitution. Flatulo Jan 2013 #41
Would certainly make it safer. intheflow Jan 2013 #59
Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #61
Women should have reproductive rights. We should not tell them what to do with their bodies. hrmjustin Jan 2013 #62
No and No DURHAM D Jan 2013 #65
A fetus is not a "baby" . . . MrModerate Jan 2013 #71
You are correct texshelters Jan 2013 #14
Personally I am pro-life and pro-choice. And I don't see a conflict with that. A Simple Game Jan 2013 #23
they can be also called azureblue Jan 2013 #24
+1 for the courage to talk The Bible here. BTW, nice cite! patrice Jan 2013 #35
One of the best abortion rights arguments to give a fundy. intheflow Jan 2013 #37
Perhaps the 'pro-lifers' could become 'pro-coathanger abortion' types? rbixby Jan 2013 #29
Seriously. When did a potential life become more valuable than intheflow Jan 2013 #2
It really irked me when she EC Jan 2013 #3
the late Molly Ivans nailed it 90-percent Jan 2013 #4
Funny how the pro life dipshits Flashmann Jan 2013 #8
Why do you call me a dipshit? I am pro-choice. A Simple Game Jan 2013 #26
Do I really need to explain Flashmann Jan 2013 #36
Context indeed, my dear Flashmann. Did you read the OP of this thread? A Simple Game Jan 2013 #46
Did you read the OP of this thread Flashmann Jan 2013 #48
I reread the thread, didn't see anyone else that was calling pro-life people names. A Simple Game Jan 2013 #53
Alright Flashmann Jan 2013 #67
If you thought I implied you singled me out, sorry. A Simple Game Jan 2013 #73
Response to A Simple Mind....Last one..... Flashmann Jan 2013 #78
I agree entirely! momsrule Jan 2013 #82
Last one, yeah, I've heard that before. I think you actually like me but won't admit it. A Simple Game Jan 2013 #86
you're one of those "gotta have the last word" kind of SemperEadem Jan 2013 #96
+1000 BlueStreak Jan 2013 #42
Mitchell has been standing up more often to these buffoons. Good for her! randome Jan 2013 #7
I really do hate the terms "Pro-life" and "Pro-Choice" xxxsdesdexxx Jan 2013 #9
Was she also ... relayerbob Jan 2013 #10
Issues not addressed. elleng Jan 2013 #12
It was a rhetorical question ... relayerbob Jan 2013 #80
There's my problem with all of the labels. Which one sub-sums all of this & gender pay equity patrice Jan 2013 #38
Yes she did, and it was an interesting interview. elleng Jan 2013 #11
The same people.. butterfly77 Jan 2013 #13
i'd rather they be called pro-fetus. that is ALL they care about. pansypoo53219 Jan 2013 #16
This seems to be the most accurate description of Cha Jan 2013 #19
I actually call them anti woman tavalon Jan 2013 #88
Exactly. That's to remember.. Cha Jan 2013 #90
But they're not even pro-fetus. Zoeisright Jan 2013 #20
Zoe is indeed right. efhmc Jan 2013 #99
so true SemperEadem Jan 2013 #97
Don't agree with Mitchell either. "Anti-abortion" is exactly what they want to be called. Dawgs Jan 2013 #17
We need to change the language. I don't know anyone who is "pro-abortion". That woman is anti-choice Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2013 #18
There ARE "pro-abortion" people: those who support forced abortions, like what they do in China. NYC Liberal Jan 2013 #21
That's not "pro-abortion," that's anti-choice. SunSeeker Jan 2013 #54
It's both. It is also anti-choice and very much in line with NYC Liberal Jan 2013 #55
And you can be both pro-abortion and pro-choice. SunSeeker Jan 2013 #63
"I am "pro" any legal medical procedure a woman chooses to have performed on her own body NYC Liberal Jan 2013 #72
Yes! Iwillnevergiveup Jan 2013 #83
+100 Taverner Jan 2013 #22
I use... Bjornsdotter Jan 2013 #25
Yes, government control of human reproduction. MissMarple Jan 2013 #30
and that is the riposte that they should be met with SemperEadem Jan 2013 #98
Choice for any woman. leanforward Jan 2013 #27
Good for her! Rex Jan 2013 #31
The only time she's right is when it comes to women's issues nt ecstatic Jan 2013 #33
EXACTLY---you cannot be pro-life and not care if women die in back-alley abortions. nt Lex Jan 2013 #34
Andrea also could have said - "Forced birth" GoneOffShore Jan 2013 #39
what a great post about a great moment in media BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #40
They are "pro birth," and, unfortunately, LibDemAlways Jan 2013 #43
exactly... Jennifer Granholm had a very good piece about this in the Huffington Post a while back Flaxbee Jan 2013 #74
Whenever someone gives me the pro-choice argument, I smile and ask them when they.... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #79
I'm not a big Andrea Mitchell fan but bravo. Jake2413 Jan 2013 #44
She, like me, are "pro-choice" and "anti-abortion" George II Jan 2013 #45
You can't even tell your wife she can't have one tavalon Jan 2013 #89
What a snotty response to my post....MYOFB! George II Jan 2013 #95
I didn't mean to sound snotty tavalon Jan 2013 #102
Well, we discussed the issue even before we got married, and we agree on it and most other things... George II Jan 2013 #103
I figured you probably weren't overtly sexist tavalon Jan 2013 #104
Kick. Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #47
If they were REALLY "pro-life" Ken Burch Jan 2013 #49
When people describe themselves as "pro-life," I confess that I am also against the death penalty Texas Lawyer Jan 2013 #50
They're as "pro-life" as they are "conservatives". pacalo Jan 2013 #51
Actually, I think they should be called Pro Pre-Life WeekendWarrior Jan 2013 #52
No, they don't give a crap about healthy pregnancies either. They're pro-forced-birthers. Period. SunSeeker Jan 2013 #58
I call them Janecita Jan 2013 #56
Below is a link to the VIDEO Tx4obama Jan 2013 #57
win two elections and suddenly the media is starting to do their jobs samsingh Jan 2013 #60
Fetus worshippers n2doc Jan 2013 #64
k&r... spanone Jan 2013 #66
Anti choice is also succinct. (no text) Quantess Jan 2013 #68
Republicans are only for the "Sanctity of Life" for the 9 months preceding a child's birth PennsylvaniaMatt Jan 2013 #70
They aren't REALLY Pro-Life... Foxman58 Jan 2013 #75
I'm grateful to your mother. Rose Siding Jan 2013 #76
They are Pro-BIRTH, not Pro-Life HockeyMom Jan 2013 #77
I watched the interview. It was more complicated than you indicated. bluestate10 Jan 2013 #81
Yes, it was. JohnnyRingo Jan 2013 #91
pro-what? TomChicago Jan 2013 #84
they're religious (mostly) fanatics who share more in common with the taliban than Americans RainDog Jan 2013 #85
+10E9 D23MIURG23 Jan 2013 #87
Not to mix the two Ineeda Jan 2013 #92
If you are against the death penalty, a pacifist, AND a vegetarian DFW Jan 2013 #93
I made this correction to woman I sometimes worked with maddiemom Jan 2013 #94
well on the religious side they have to say this PatrynXX Jan 2013 #100
So many people who are 'pro-life' are also quite enthusiastic about the death penalty. Chemisse Jan 2013 #101
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