Yeah...it's fine if someone personally dislikes abortion and would never consider getting one. But once it crosses the line into wanting to make that choice for other people, no.
These people need to understand that holding certain beliefs does not equal having the right to enact those beliefs into law that controls everyone, including those who hold different beliefs. *weary sigh*
Yep. I'm not Christian. In general (I can't possibly speak for all the different groups and sects), most people of my religion seem to be okay with abortion, or at least not okay with forced birth whether or not they'd personally ever have one. I have no interest in conforming to the beliefs of a religion I don't even belong to, just like I wouldn't expect a Christian to avoid doing things Christianity doesn't have a problem with because it's not allowed in other religions.
Yup. I am not a Mormon, and I really like my coffee and craft beer. I am not Jewish or Muslim or SDA, and I really like my bacon. If others do follow those faiths and choose to abstain, fine by me. It's the same with abortion.
Exactly. Your personal belief on the matter is your personal belief. Valid for you. Once you try to make your personal belief into law, you are working against women.
I know plenty of feminists who would never get an abortion but they wouldn't try to prevent other women from getting one.
"Yeah...it's fine if someone personally dislikes abortion and would never consider getting one."
Yeap and that's pro-choice. Thats how choice factors into it. You can chose to never have an abortion, to let it develop and have a baby. Taking that choice away from others is different. It's funny. A friend of mine never understood that distinction and always felt bad because she said she'd never have one and hated abortions personally but she would never support taking the option from other women. She said she felt like she shouldn't be pro-choice because she'd never chose it. When I pointed out that it was her choice, that it wasn't "pro-everyone-has-to-abort" but "pro-CHOICE" and that choice can be "give birth" she looked at me like the biggest lightbulb went off in her mind. -_-*
I really believe in calling it "anti-choice" or "forced birth" because far too many women have trouble making the distinction between "I personally would never have an abortion" with "I want no one else to have a choice"
This is much view. I don't like abortions. I think they're ending a life. I loathe the terminology some women use of 'it's a clump of cells' I've suffered two miscarriages that never even reached fetus stage, but they were my babies. And they were wanted.
But that's MY view. So politically I'm pro choice. Because my views don't supersede other women's.
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These people need to understand that holding certain beliefs does not equal having the right to enact those beliefs into law that controls everyone, including those who hold different beliefs. *weary sigh*
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I know plenty of feminists who would never get an abortion but they wouldn't try to prevent other women from getting one.
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Yeap and that's pro-choice. Thats how choice factors into it. You can chose to never have an abortion, to let it develop and have a baby. Taking that choice away from others is different. It's funny. A friend of mine never understood that distinction and always felt bad because she said she'd never have one and hated abortions personally but she would never support taking the option from other women. She said she felt like she shouldn't be pro-choice because she'd never chose it. When I pointed out that it was her choice, that it wasn't "pro-everyone-has-to-abort" but "pro-CHOICE" and that choice can be "give birth" she looked at me like the biggest lightbulb went off in her mind. -_-*
I really believe in calling it "anti-choice" or "forced birth" because far too many women have trouble making the distinction between "I personally would never have an abortion" with "I want no one else to have a choice"
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But that's MY view. So politically I'm pro choice. Because my views don't supersede other women's.
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I personally wouldn't have one (unless I was raped or it affected my life) but it's not up to me to tell other people what to do.
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