Not Really Pro-Choice
The term pro-choice is misleading and inaccurate. Those that say they are pro-choice are not really pro-choice. It may sound good, but being totally pro-choice is absurd. There are some choices that should not be allowed. No one should be given the choice of driving 200 km/h or 30 km/h (remember, I’m Canadian) in a school zone, especially when kindergarten is letting out. No one should be given the choice of stealing a $40,000 car or paying for it. No one should be given the choice of killing a person, whether that person is an abortion practitioner or a fetus (the word fetus, by the way, is Latin for “young one”).
Even more misleading is the use of the term anti-choice instead of pro-life. Those that say they are pro-life are not anti-choice. There are many choices that should be allowed. Everyone should have the choice of fair-trade chocolate, strawberry, or vanilla (even if you’re allergic, wouldn’t it be nice to have the choice?). Parents should have a choice of names for their children. Everyone should have a choice of religion.
Even when it comes to abortion, many of those that say they are pro-choice are not really pro-choice. It seems those in the abortion business are doing everything they can so women who have an unplanned pregnancy do not have an informed choice. They lie about the relationship between abortion and breast cancer. They lie about the pain that a fetus feels during an abortion. And, they lie about the psychological damage abortion does to the woman. As well, Canadians do not have a choice in financially supporting abortion with their tax money.
No one is pro-choice, so stop using the term. If you’re pro-abortion, call yourself “pro-abortion.” If you’re afraid to, it only goes to prove that there is something wrong with abortion.
February 8th, 2010 at 4:06 pm
I totally agree. It is very frustrating to read any reports in the media that refuse to refer to the name Pro-Life and instead consistently use ant-abortion as the term. I have read that this is one of the protocols mandated by various news organizations when editing reports for print. In that light I would never want to give the choice crowd the excuse to point a finger and talk about what an ignorant uneducated boob I must be for doing that to them. However I personally am not ashamed to be called anti-abortion. I just find that pigeon holes the whole movement and ignores the vast majority of what it means to be pro-life. I expect that most pro-choicer’s would not feel so proud to be called pro-abortion or anti-life.
March 31st, 2010 at 7:45 am
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