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Major Nikon

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13. Actually it's pro-forced-birth

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2015, 12:01 PM

Jul 2015

There is no moral high ground when you are promoting the idea that the government should force someone to give birth. It doesn't mater how many weeks into gestation they are. The reasons why they do not want to give birth birth do not mater. The only thing that maters is that so-called pro-lifers really want to use the power of government to force someone to do something regarding their own body against their will. There's no other way to candy coat that.

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"That's Not Pro-Life. That's Pro-Birth." [View all] kpete Jul 2015 OP

Excellent quote. PatrickforO Jul 2015 #1

Oh JackInGreen Jul 2015 #2

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jul 2015 #3

Kicked and recommended to the Max! Enthusiast Jul 2015 #4

Exactly The Polack MSgt Jul 2015 #5

Amen! bulloney Jul 2015 #6

She did nail it and kept it short. I can tell from just that short paragraph that A Simple Game Jul 2015 #8

Bravo! SoapBox Jul 2015 #7

and the mothers restorefreedom Jul 2015 #34

the "pro lifers" are really Pro Dumbth olddots Jul 2015 #9

so very true. niyad Jul 2015 #10

Excellent K&R Moral Compass Jul 2015 #11

It's not pro-anything. Please, lt let's call it what it is: anti-choice. merrily Jul 2015 #12

Actually it's pro-forced-birth Major Nikon Jul 2015 #13

Just wrote a weekend post on Joni Ernst submitting a bill to defund rurallib Jul 2015 #14

IF the Pope does speak b4 Congress and IF the Pope NoMoreRepugs Jul 2015 #15

PRO-FETUS. what she said. pansypoo53219 Jul 2015 #16

you can get a lot of this brand of Thomist ethics from Martin Sheen (of all people) MisterP Jul 2015 #17

Not even pro-birth, when it's also anti-health. Orsino Jul 2015 #18

K&R smirkymonkey Jul 2015 #19

kick Angry Dragon Jul 2015 #20

Well-put, Sister Joan. n/t DirkGently Jul 2015 #21

Being born is one single event. Not one person would seriously define Life as to mean "Born" vkkv Jul 2015 #22

The gap widens further between Catholics and the GOP lark Jul 2015 #23

This is awesome! blondie58 Jul 2015 #24

Amen 2 benld74 Jul 2015 #25

I used to say I was of course pro choice but not thrilled with abortion as a procedure AllFieldsRequired Jul 2015 #26

Thank you, this is the message we need to send. Change the rhetoric. PeaceNikki Jul 2015 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author restorefreedom Jul 2015 #35

Yes, anti-abortion is much different than prolife. Thinkingabout Jul 2015 #27

It's not the pro-life movement, it's the Anti-Women movement.... Dont call me Shirley Jul 2015 #28

Well put. rock Jul 2015 #29

Wow! ybbor Jul 2015 #30

Elbow drop! blackspade Jul 2015 #32

She's wonderful. WUNNNNNderful! calimary Jul 2015 #33

What calimary said. BlueJazz Jul 2015 #36

KnR..... Hekate Jul 2015 #37

Perfect! Great argument for pro-choice people! AZ Progressive Jul 2015 #38

A world without abortions. They believe this is achievable. Missn-Hitch Jul 2015 #39