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Spiritually speaking, have you ever noticed?

Have you ever noticed that most of the pro-choice women who reply to "pro-choice vs. pro-life" questions say that they, personally, would not have an abortion, yet they would never take that choice away from another woman? What do you think about this?

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  • Liam
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
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    There is a difference between an opinion and personal choice. As long as the two don't conflict (hypocracy) and it doesn't affect anyone else, I don't have a problem with it.

    Not having an abortion is linked to 'pro-choice' just as much as actually having an abortion. It is about the choice to have one or not.

    Edit: If an abortion is carried out legally then by the definition of the word 'murder', it is not a murder. It's like calling a legal immigrant an illegal immigrant.

  • Shihan
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Actually, I am one of those women. I would not choose an abortion. This is part of pro-choice -- I am pro-life in my choosing.

    I would encourage others to not have an abortion, but other than through my words, which I would hope would be gentle, I would not try to stop anyone from making a choice that affects their body directly. While I perceive life to be a gift, my body is mine to do with as I so choose. Just because I choose life does not mean that others do not have the right to not do as I do.

    Freedom of choice is everything. Without that, what is there but slavery?

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I had the occasion and did not. Then again, I had a very supportive baby-daddy and I'm more bold than I am smart. I think I can handle alot of what life throws at me. I doubt I would have an abortion. There may come a time when the odds seem so insurmountable that having a child would be immoral of me and if I got pregnant I might have an abortion, but i doubt it. That said, there are very young girls, women with emotional, health, abuse, money and drug issues that it is not my place to judge. It is not my body. I've been a foster mom. I know several mentally retarded and mentally ill homeless women who have become mothers. There are people who cannot handle being parents and kids who should get to finish their childhoods before they become parents. But that is their choice. I honor it and I do what I can to help.

  • 1 decade ago

    I am pro choice and I do not think I would have an abortion. The operative word is 'think'. I wouldn't ever rule it out. I will not pretend to know all women's situations and make a blanket statement that puts me on some untested moral pedestal.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Do you have research to back this up?

    Just because those pro-choice women want to have kids doesnt mean they want to deny others the right to have an abortion.

  • 1 decade ago

    Personally, if in that position, I wouldn't have an abortion -- however I am pro-choice.

    It's simply because I feel that in my case, I'd rather go through with the pregnancy even if it comes with consequences.

    However, I think it's up to every woman; I think each should have the choice. I made my choice; others should still have theirs.

  • 1 decade ago

    I feel this way. It's because we believe women have a right to choose. I have a right to choose to keep a baby as well. As a mama, I could never have an abortion- I just couldn't.

  • kennie
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

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  • It's the only honest answer that I can give. Each woman has the right to make that very personal decision for herself. Who am I to say that she 'must' bear a child?

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    i think as a *troll* I enjoy getting your feathers ruffled.

    evolution teaches you that you are just a clump of cells, right?

    that there is no deity involved in the design of your (self).

    we must follow logic to its ends, without regards to emotion, or feeling.

    that if a pro-life person says abortion is wrong...

    people like you are the first ones to silence her by arguing religion is a disease that is brain-washing her into having *feelings* for a living, spiritual , person, who by your definition, is only a clump of cells.

    SHAME ON YOU...

    for equating pro-life=religious dogma.

    whenever you atheists don't agree with our point of view...

    religion is evil.

    nice way to silence your opposition.

    have would you like it if I said atheism is evil every time I disagreed with your stance on a debate?

    you would be the first person to fetch a loud speaker and blast it from the rooftop, yelling Christians are trying to silence our positions by playing the religion card.

    WELL...WELL...WELL

    you my friend are doing the very, same exact thing you despise!

    I used to think atheists were fair and just, until I saw all your filth on you tube.

    How you bash Christians merely because we live a different way and try to pass laws based on our beliefs.

    Yes...

    our beliefs...

    the same exact thing you claim we are guilty of you do the same thing.

    you try to legislate (secular humanism) into all of the public education system.

    you try to legislate what you think morality should consist of by saying gay people should have a right to get married.

    personally, I don't give a damn if gay people get married or not, but I contest the thought that you atheists go out of your way to vilify us when you are guilty of the same thing.

    I would say god bless you, but people like you would just use that against people like me.

    So, I will say nothing at all!

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