Republicans aren't "pro-life." They are anti-choice.

I don't know why people ignore the difference. There are almost no true "pro-life" republicans. Do they support the death penalty? Are they pro-war? And as Rhandi Rhodes says, they want to protect the fetus and allow the child to starve. Stop calling republicans "pro-life." It's a lie. They are anti-choice.

but that's another story.

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No matter how one feels about abortion itself, obstructing women's choices kills. It's also misogynist, discriminatory and wrong.

Someone can be pro-choice, and still support the war on drugs.

Likewise, someone can be pro-life and still support the death penalty.

I think republicans want it to mean that they support "life." But like more RW talking points, it doesn't hold up to scrutiny. I think it highlights there hypocrisy.

then being against abortion makes more sense.

My mom is against abortion because she views fetuses as babies. I am pro-choice, I have spoken with her about abortion, and I think she is really sincere.

then you can't call yourself "pro-life" and also support an exception for cases of rape or incest.

The opposite of Pro-life would be anti-life.
That makes no sense. Those who favor abortions being legal don't oppose babies being born? Most of us have babies. We just don't want that choice being forced on people

The opposite of Pro-choice would be anti-choice and that is simple and clear and true.

There have been occasions where I'm asked if I am pro-life. I say yes very firmly. As the conversation goes on my position becomes clear. To me being pro-life is honoring life and what that entails... and part of it is honoring the right to choose

If zygotes grew in a pod and not in a woman we could have a different conversation

But Republicans are awesome at marketing; e.g., The Patriot Act, No Child Left Behind, those are great names for horrible programs.

They want to force innocent babies to be raised by women who don't want them :(

They are more than happy to push the baby into adoption. But then they don't want to support the adoption process.

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not news to anyone.

If the left is pro-life, why not respect the life of those you carry inside you and why don't you want to nurture it and take care of it?

Me - I am all for your body, your choice - across the board. Sadly, it gets me labeled a libertarian when I apply it to issues other than abortion.

I just find the label "pro-life" dishonest in most cases.

If someone is pro-life - does that mean they are against war, death penalty and abortion?

How do we define life and what it means to take a life? Do we see life as something growing inside of someone or do we see it as something that only exists outside of others?

If you have total control of a life form growing inside of you, do you think it wrong to terminate that life or do you think it is ok to do so because it is dependent on you?

They steadfastly stand in the way of any effort to reduce the rate of abort through education, health care and contraception. If the rate of abortion fell by these means, the pro-abortionist, Right Wing fetus worshippers would have a fit.

Woman and children hating is their bread and butter, never mind the fact that they're scared of any woman having a good time screwing. With them, it's all about outrage. They need it, like you and I need air to breathe. Common sense and compassionate approaches to reducing the rate of abortion to just the need for emergency intervention even is a non-starter for these fools. And even if it just was for emergency intervention of WANTED pregnancies, they'd rather let the woman DIE.

You're quite right, they're not "Pro-Life" at all… They're Anti-Woman, Anti-Freedom, Anti-Compassion and Anti-Common Sense.

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