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RE: Do 'pro-life' Christians ever . . .
July 24, 2015 at 1:27 pm
I think you'll find pro-lifers are generally full of shit.
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RE: Do 'pro-life' Christians ever . . .
July 24, 2015 at 1:40 pm
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I'm going to hazard a pretty wild guess that the answer is probably most likely in the majority of cases a polite but assertive FUCK NO.
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RE: Do 'pro-life' Christians ever . . .
July 24, 2015 at 2:03 pm
Pro-life is such a horrible label since it's wildly inaccurate. It should really be forced-birth, with a dash of slut shaming on the side.
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RE: Do 'pro-life' Christians ever . . .
July 24, 2015 at 2:07 pm
Well, fetal murder is a thing. Not sure I've heard of fetal rape, though.
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RE: Do 'pro-life' Christians ever . . .
July 24, 2015 at 2:11 pm
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I never call them "pro-life"
The don't care about the mother's life, nor do they really care about children living in poverty who have already been born. I feel like these are people who co-opt childrens' rights when it's suitable. It's the same as people who oppose gay adoption on "child welfare" grounds. These people make false display of passion for how much they care about children and life, but at the end of the day what to they actually do, practically, to help poor and/or neglected kids and struggling parents?
Unless you actively push for welfare and financial help for low-income single parents, or actively get involved with organisations that help neglected children, I've really got no time for your "pro-child" opinions on abortion (and gay adoption). I mean even then I'd think your views are stupid, but they're especially transparent when you selectively care about kids to attack women.
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RE: Do 'pro-life' Christians ever . . .
July 24, 2015 at 2:34 pm
Yep, after you birth em they are no longer their (pro-lifers) problem. The after birth issues magically disappear.
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RE: Do 'pro-life' Christians ever . . .
July 24, 2015 at 2:38 pm
I prefer the following distinctions and terminologies:
- Pro-choice for those who support legalization and free-choice over reproductive rights
- Pro-Birth or anti-choice for those who support the prohibition of abortion on all or most circumstances.
- Pro-life for someone who, either generally or in a specific real life scenario thinks not aborting is a more desirable and rational choice, but still retains support for legalization and free choice
- Pro-abortion for someone who thinks abortion is a more desirable choice compared to giving birth and having children.
A pro-abortion or pro-life person can be pro-choice.
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