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Originally posted by shakran
That doesn't quite work out for the democrats. See, pro-lifers claim that the fetus is a living human, or is at least a potential living human. I'll break those two down later, but let's just call it a living human.
Pro-choicers say it is NOT a living human. Therefore aborting it is not murder.
No one argues that a convicted felon is a live, or that the felon is human.
That means that:
"democrats" (this is a stereotype btw, some are against, some are for abortion)
abortion: pro-CHOICE
death penalty: pro-death.
As for the pro-lifers' argument that's often used that the fetus is a POTENTIAL human being and is therefore entitled to the rights of a human being, that's just a dumbassed argument.
Let's take another example. Your kid is 20 years old, and has a birthday coming up in a month. By the pro-lifer's argument, he should be allowed to go to a bar and drink because he is a POTENTIAL 21 year old and is therefore entitled to the rights of a 21 year old. The logic kinda breaks down there doesn't it 
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I feel somewhat qualified to address this, having spent about 10 years escorting and working with an advocacy group.
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This is not quite right.
Pro-choicers may or may not argue that the fetus is a human being, but I've never ever ever met a pro-lifer that has argued anything less.
The term "Potential Human" is a philosophical one that is usually found in the pro-choice camp.
Also, if you had to pigeon hole someone who was "pro-choice, pro-death penalty", I would tend towards libertarian. Democrats are more likely to be anti-death penality (no absolutes, of course.)