I qualify being Pro-choice because the last time this subject came up it needed to be qualified, :). Basically, I equate Pro-Life with Anti-Woman and had a long conversation about it with someone else that resulted in us both realizing that we had the exact same philosophy, but she identified as Pro-Life and I identified as Pro-Choice.
Both of us felt that education was the key (as you said) and that a woman should be given as many options as possible, with no restrictions placed on abortion.
I think that the difference is that we're both in the US, where being Pro-Choice is, sadly, equated with being solely pro-abortion and there's a huge stigma and a lot of misinformation put out about the Pro-Choice movement here that basically equates those who identify as Pro-Choice as being *only* Pro-Abortion. The Pro-Choice movement needs a better name now - I vote for 'Pro-Woman', :).
I agree with you completely, but again, since it came up before I felt the need to clarify, :).
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Date: 2010-08-02 08:15 am (UTC)I qualify being Pro-choice because the last time this subject came up it needed to be qualified, :). Basically, I equate Pro-Life with Anti-Woman and had a long conversation about it with someone else that resulted in us both realizing that we had the exact same philosophy, but she identified as Pro-Life and I identified as Pro-Choice.
Both of us felt that education was the key (as you said) and that a woman should be given as many options as possible, with no restrictions placed on abortion.
I think that the difference is that we're both in the US, where being Pro-Choice is, sadly, equated with being solely pro-abortion and there's a huge stigma and a lot of misinformation put out about the Pro-Choice movement here that basically equates those who identify as Pro-Choice as being *only* Pro-Abortion. The Pro-Choice movement needs a better name now - I vote for 'Pro-Woman', :).
I agree with you completely, but again, since it came up before I felt the need to clarify, :).