"No-choice", "pro-choice", etc.

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Dave Gaban wrote:


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> > CLAIRE

> >

> > Dear Ian:

> >

> > If anyone wants to read what I have said about abortion, I can refer them to my messages in the November errancy archive.

> >

>  I will say something about the use of the deceptive term "pro-choice"

> to describe someone who is pro- legalized abortion. I consider this to

> be an abuse of language. "Choice" is now a euphemism for abortion.

> George Orwell would be impressed.

> >

>  <snip>

>

> DAVE G.

> PRO =     1) In Favor. 2) An argument or vote in favor of something.

> CHOICE =  1) The act of choosing or selecting, 2) The right or

> opportunity to choose, 3) a variety from which one may choose.

> So...How is "Pro-Choice" a deceptive term? It simply means one has the

> right to CHOOSE whether or not an abortion is the right choice for them.

> I know many people who believe abortion should be legal, but don't

> believe the that it would be moral for THEMSELVES to have one . It is

> not the choice they would make, but because they are fair, they believe

> others should have the CHOICE to do so if they wish. Hence the term

> "Pro-Choice".



CLAIRE

"Choice" is used as a euphemism for "abortion" (the "choice" issue, etc.).  I don't know of any dictionary that defines
"abortion" and "choice" as synonyms. Those who would like people to forget what abortion really is - the killing of an unborn
child - are those who decided that abortion should be labeled just a "choice".

Because I am opposed to abortion, I am called "anti-choice", which makes it sound as if I want to take away people's choices
about everything.

If I were faced with an unwanted pregnancy, I would still consider myself to have two choices: to keep the baby and raise
him/her myself, or give it up for adoption. Carrying the baby to term might be an "inconvenience" for me, but this
inconvenience is minor when I consider the fact that the baby's life is at stake - and the baby has no choice.

~Claire O'Connor

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