XPost: alt.abortion, alt.support.abortion, talk.abortion   
   From: prochoice@here.now   
      
   On Wed, 09 Jun 2004 21:42:42 GMT, "*ProteanThread*"    
   in alt.abortion with message-id   
   <06a34c91b3aadc36d4764ff5944fa2a8@news.teranews.com> wrote:   
      
   >ok, quesiton:   
   >   
   >if the general media (either right and or left) uses the terms:   
   >   
   >Pro Choice for those supporting abortion   
      
   Pro-choice is for those who support the right of the woman to choose   
   birth or an abortion.   
      
   >Anti Abortion for those against abortion   
   >   
   >Then why don't they ever use the following terms for the "other" side of the   
   >issue (just to be fair):   
   >   
   >Pro Life for those against abortion   
      
   The spin doctors for the anti-choice faction grabbed that a long time   
   ago because of the positive connotations it has.   
      
   >Anti Choice for those against abortion   
      
   Works for me.   
      
   >   
   >or   
   >   
   >Pro Abortion for those supporting abortion   
   >Anti Life for those against abortion   
   >   
   >it seems only fair doesn't it?  On the other hand, if you were to break down   
   >the phrase "Planned Parenthood" into synonyms, strangely enough the phrase   
   >"Selective Breeding" comes to mind.  (can you think of one for right to life   
   >that can be found in a thesaurus?)  Is the media telling the truth when they   
   >say more and more Americans are pro choice but how can one really judge that   
   >or believe that when they "selective" choose the words to describe the   
   >debate (meaning the media has already made up our minds for us)?   
      
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