Comments on: Warped Perceptions of “Pro-Choice”

By: SunlessNick

SunlessNick — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:58:12 +0000

I didn’t say it clearly – though you seem to have made the connection already – seeing it as less of a choice also makes it harder to get that pro-choice people will be just as pro and supportive of it.

The depressing thought is wondering how much of that shortsightedness is genuine, and how much is mendacity.

By: Cara

Cara — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:48:46 +0000

Ah. Excellent insight, Nick — I’m storing that one in the back of my brain somewhere for later use.

By: SunlessNick

SunlessNick — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:04:33 +0000

The Democratic Party also strongly supports a woman’s decision to have a child

What exactly is not pro-choice about that?

I guess it’s not just a warped perception of pro-choice as a warped perception of choice altogether: specifically that women don’t choose to have children; they submit to the will of God, allow nature to take it’s course, or whatever other synonym of going with flow you see fit to use. But because they see it as a less active course – neglecting to consider all the adjustments women must make to their lives to accommodate it – they see it as less of a choice.

Which of course costs them their capacity to meaningfully respect women who make it.

By: ali

ali — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:07:04 +0000

Yeah, if only that kind of language WERE really able to win over “pro-lifers.” That would mean convincing most “pro-lifers” that birth control, improved access to OB/GYN care and education, and more comprehensive sex ed would actually PREVENT abortions. I’d LOVE to think that the Dems’ statement could convince the other side of that. Excuse me while I go drop some acid so I can continue that lovely hallucination… (Ignore me, because I am just *dripping* with sarcasm today.)