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- From: margoli@watson.ibm.com (Larry Margolis)
- Subject: Re: Spoken Like a True ProLifer
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- Message-ID: <1992Dec30.012145.13731@watson.ibm.com>
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 01:21:45 GMT
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- In <C01Mxq.1I5@ra.nrl.navy.mil> psl@nrl.navy.mil (Paul Lebow) writes:
- >
- >This is silly, of course. Pro-abortion means obviously you favor its
- >availability.
-
- No, "pro-choice" means you favor the availability of that choice;
- "pro-abortion" means you favor the choice itself.
-
- >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.
-
- Well, say "pro-choice-for-abortion" if it makes you happy. But saying
- "pro-abortion" in place of "pro-choice" is simply wrong.
- --
- Larry Margolis, MARGOLI@YKTVMV (Bitnet), margoli@watson.IBM.com (Internet)
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