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Originally Posted by brianwspencer

If a person believes that life begins at conception, they won't have an abortion.

If a person believes that the thing implanted in the uterine wall is not life, they will feel comfortable having an abortion.

That, is called choice. It's not falling into a "pathetic trap of using each side's 'buzz words'" when it's the the very definition of choice that I support.

I have little need for the labels of "pro-life" or "pro-choice," but if people are going to use "pro-life" I'm going to feel free to call it what it is, and that's anti-choice.

Brian,
I agree regarding the individual examples you mention EXCEPT for one thing, if a person believes it is life, they can hardly stand mutely by while, in their eyes, others "kill" said life. If a person believes it is little more than a growth then they can hardly stand mutely by while others deny the woman the opportunity to be free of same....that's where things get difficult not to mention complex! You know my belief..."if ye harm none, do as ye will"...but if I believe harm is being done...?! As a feminist and by my religious beliefs, I firmly support individual choice and individual responsibility...but that also demands that I speak out against something I believe is wrong. There is nothing anti-choice in my position. Again, don't reduce my beliefs to a slogan.