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- From: margoli@watson.ibm.com (Larry Margolis)
- Subject: Re: Spoken Like a True ProLifer
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- Date: Fri, 01 Jan 1993 23:42:13 GMT
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- In <C074o6.IL4@news.cso.uiuc.edu> parker@ehsn17.cen.uiuc.edu (Robert S. Parker) writes:
- >
- >The problem is, there is a bit of a difference between "pro-choice" and
- >"pro-abortion". "pro-abortion" holds that abortion is not wrong. "pro-choice"
- >holds that abortion is wrong, but not so wrong that people should not be
- >allowed to do it.
-
- Not really. "Pro-abortion" means that you'd push that choice; "pro-choice"
- means you're in favor of the person affected being able to make whatever
- choice is best in her situation, including the choice to abort. It says
- nothing about your personal feelings regarding abortion.
-
- >There is also a slight difference between "anti-abortion" and "pro-life".
- >Maybe someone from that side of the fence could describe it better, but here's
- >my attempt: "pro-life" holds that abortion is wrong. "anti-abortion" holds
- >that abortion is so wrong it should be absolutely illegal.
-
- Actually, "pro-life" generally means "anti-abortion", since most of the
- so-called pro-lifers have no problems with killings in various other
- circumstances.
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- Larry Margolis, MARGOLI@YKTVMV (Bitnet), margoli@watson.IBM.com (Internet)
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