Mojo:
Valid and very astute question. Where I think there is a break down in understanding is that in your formulation you (along with many others) assume being pro choice is the same as being pro abortion. This isn't the case. I have never met anyone who was pro abortion. I think everyone wants alternatives to prevent the need for abortions. For me being pro choice isn't about a womans decision to terminate her pregnancy as much as it is about her right to make that choice. The right to choose is about equal rights and womens' value in society. Would it be considered even remotely acceptable for the government, or anyone for that matter, to tell a man what he can do to his body? For example, would it be acceptable for the government to outlaw masturbation because sperm are potential lives? I know the example isn't directly relational but that just furthers the point that pregnancy is a uniquely female experience and as part of the female body the growing zygote/fetus/child her decision to make. If it were up to me I would rarely encourage a woman to have an abortion, but my part in the decision ends at advising and I realize that. I honestly pray that one day abortion won't be an issue because of responsible sexual practices or other means, but in the mean time I can not support any decision to take the freedom to determine the fate of their own body away from women. To do so would be to trivialize their lives as much as it would give greater meaning to the child life.
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