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In reply to the discussion: Please everyone, stop using terms like "anti-abortion" [View all]MellowDem
(5,018 posts)88. Those aren't the "only" acceptable terms...
and shouldn't be.
The abortion debate ultimately comes down to defining when a human gains rights, no matter what side a person is on. That is the real crux of the question, and there really hasn't ever been a term to describe one's position on it. It's the real sticky question and thin line. Then, once a person has defined when a human gains rights, an even sticker question arises as to how to balance those rights with the rights of the mother. Again, there are no terms to describe this either.
But I agree with you that "anti-abortion" shouldn't be used, and I don't know why Maddow uses it.
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I just think it's funny you are hectoring me on word choice on this issue.
Starry Messenger
Feb 2012
#52
Nobody here gets my point. It's so weird, I've had this with pro choice women discussion before...
Quantess
Feb 2012
#57
I think the option to get an abortion is something women should feel free to take!
Quantess
Feb 2012
#29
But you're saying you're "pro-abotion", which entails convincing happily pregnant women to abort.
Quantess
Feb 2012
#49
Why don't you want to call yourself pro-choice? I think it sounds much better.
Quantess
Feb 2012
#58
"Terrible thing to live through" ... Another anti-abortion lie. Would you like to see the studies?
REP
Feb 2012
#11
My grandmother, at 98, wondered when the "grief" from her abortions was going to start
REP
Feb 2012
#25
i saw one right-wing proposal characterized as "the Mandatory Motherhood Amendment"
Jim Lane
Feb 2012
#36
I am pro-choice, pro being able to choose an accessible legal hygienic vs back alley abortion.
uppityperson
Feb 2012
#42
Then you are pro-choice, technically speaking. "pro-abortion" means you WANT women...
Honeycombe8
Feb 2012
#70
Apparently some folks are a little fuzzy on the term "Absolutely unnecessary".
The Doctor.
Feb 2012
#73
Pro-choice is a market-based description. I prefer to refer to it as human rights.
intheflow
Feb 2012
#84
These discussions come up frequently, go on and on, and never get anywhere...
reACTIONary
Feb 2012
#86
FYI, the term comes from the Associated Press style book for journalists. That's why it's so common
Dark
Feb 2012
#90
And because nearly all mainstream journalists get paid to toe the right-wing line
Doctor_J
Feb 2012
#94
It's probably the most accurate, neutral descriptive term for that side of the debate.
Tommy_Carcetti
Feb 2012
#93