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- From: psl@nrl.navy.mil (Paul Lebow)
- Subject: Re: Spoken Like a True ProLifer
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- References: <C015F4.IMK@ra.nrl.navy.mil> <1992Dec29.194313.8277@netcom.com>
- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 23:08:13 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec29.194313.8277@netcom.com> bskendig@netcom.com (Brian
- Kendig) writes:
- > psl@nrl.navy.mil (Paul Lebow) writes:
- > >
- > >John - You've called a spade a spade. Obviously Brian can't sleep with
- > >the pro-abortion label on his head. Don't be suckered-in to this clap
- > >trap word game.
- >
- > I can sleep quite well, thank you. I'm just trying to set terms
- > straight, as the original poster was apparently trying to do.
- >
- > I am NOT pro-abortion. I believe that abortion should only be used as
- > a last resort; it's something I wouldn't want anyone to go through.
- >
- > The point of my post was that allowing something does not necessarily
- > mean being in favor of it. I allow open-heart surgery, neo-Nazi
- > demonstrations, abortions, and loud ties, but I personally wouldn't
- > enjoy any of them.
-
- This is silly, of course. Pro-abortion means obviously you favor its
- availability. This is the issue, is it not? Why do you insist on
- discussing the pleasantness of the procedure as if it were a hotly debated
- topic? I have never ever heard even the most vociferous anti-abortion
- advocate claim that a pro-abort "enjoys" abortions.
-
- I know why the the term "pro-choice" was invented. Do you? "Choice" is
- to "Pro-abortion" as "tinkle" is to "urinate". We just tend not to use
- certain words in certain situations.
-
- -Paul
-