Pro-life atheists

[One Above All]

I am a gnostic (no; the space is not a typo) atheist. I am pro-life (in the true sense of the word: I think all life should be preserved, within reason. Most others who call themselves "pro-lifers" are actually "forced birthers": hey believe women should be forced to give birth, but, afterward, the baby can go to Hell for all they care) and pro-choice. Let me explain:
I think all life should be preserved, within reason. Therefore I do not approve of abortion. However, I do approve of women's right to choose to have an abortion. I believe this to be the most sensible option/opinion in this case.

What does "within reason" mean? In the event that your own life is at risk, I think you would be justified to kill some one (if they were threatening you) or some thing (if you needed nourishment, for example, or they were threatening you). Note that "justified" does not mean "right".

I am pro-life in this sense that I believe that all life should be preserved within reason.

I am pro-choice in the sense that I am no so arrogant as to think what I believe should have any bearing on what another woman does with the contents of her own uterus.

I've always felt that views like this are copouts.

I've always felt that saying "this is a copout" without explaining why it is a copout, is a copout.