I generally use “Pro-Choice” and “Anti-choice” when referring to the legal issue as to whether or not a woman should be allowed to choose to have an abortion.
However, I use “pro-abortion” and “anti-abortion” when I’m talking about whether we actually should abort fetus’.
I’m anti-choice, pro-abortion. Damnit woman, you don’t get a choice. No go make me a sammich.
What? Not funny? I thought it was hilarious. I’m Pro-choice, but against abortions, personally.
I agree.
It depends on the context. I’m willing to call them “pro-life” when engaging in a debate, but I think “anti-abortion” is generally more accurate.
I think, in that case, most pro-lifers would be only too happy to let those they disagree with make fools of themselves.
I’m not sure what I’d do if one side wanted to call itself “The Strawmen”, though.
Picked option #1, but would like to have seen:
“Meddlesome, heartless, self-righteous fuck” and “Humans dealing as best they can with the cards they got dealt.”
I’ve known a lot of women who’ve had abortions. None of them looked at it as “birth control” as much as “the less sucky choice.”
For me not being pro doesn’t necessarily imply being anti. If I asked you if you wanted a brownie or cake for dessert, and you picked a brownie, doesn’t mean you are anti-cake. I think women’s rights is important. I think protecting an embryo is more important. Pro-life, although flawed, is a much more accurate term than anti-choice.
What, no anti-choice and pro-death?
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I chose that I say “pro-choice” and “pro-life”. As to why, I do not use the terms with any hidden intent; it’s honestly just because those are the most commonly used terms, as far as I’ve noticed. If I were to say “I’m pro-choice”, or “She’s pro-life”, people would know what I was talking about.
Wrong question:
there are more than two sides.
I call people what they choose to be called - so pro-choice and pro-life - understanding that there are many shades of grey and that someone can be personally pro-life and politically pro-choice - or you can be pro-choice, but support some limitations. Or you can be pro-life, but support abortion in some cases. People and their opinions don’t tend to fit into little boxes.
I’ve given money to NARAL, and they use “anti choice” in their emails, so it’s not uncommon. But in everyday conversation, I don’t hear people use “anti choice”. I try to, however.
I use Pro-life & Pro-death.
Most persons I know who support abortion rights oppose capital punishment.
Most persons I know who oppose abortion rights support capital punishment.
You see a problem with your fomulation?
Bit unfair to the anti-abortion crowd to label them as pro-death, isn’t it? :dubious:
I use the terms “pro-choice” and “pro-life” to identify people who most often seem to use those terms to identify themselves, but I dislike both terms, because they appear to indicate that one group is against choice per se, and another group is against life per se. I think the most accurate terms would be “for legalizing abortion” and “for prohibiting abortion”.
Was that a typo or a whoosh? Pro-choicers would be the pro-death portion of that list (not that I’m suggesting that’s the appropriate name).
If it was just a typo, then, yes, it’s a bit unfair, similar to the term “anti-choice.”
This debate always goes the same way. There’s a certain tribe (I’m among them) who say, “Call 'em both what they prefer to be called.” Then there are the factions who see their choice of term as unambiguous and logical, unlike those other guys who have chosen a politically charged non sequitur for their moniker. No one is ever convinced otherwise.
In reality, both sides selected a name that has positive connotations, implies something negative about the opposition, while being overly broad and imprecise. Both sides.
Correct.
