by Rick
What does the term, “Pro-Choice” mean? It means different things to people of different views of what life is.
A person who supports the pregnant woman’s right to chose whether or not she will have an abortion, will describe this position as pro-choice. The term is used by those who are for keeping abortion legal for whatever purpose. It is used by those who would protect a woman’s "reproductive rights," whatever that is. When you read statements by various ‘pro-choice people, you find a variety of definitions.
Some would use the term to describe a case in which the doctor finds something seriously wrong with the fetus and suggest an abortion, in which case the potential mother, with the consent of her doctor, would agree to the abortion. This assumes most women would keep the baby to term if healthy. There are some ‘pro-choice’ people who are not ‘pro-abortion,’ as some pro-life people call all those who believe in being pro-choice. Care needs to be taken to avoid using a wide brush to characterize those with different beliefs.
However, most abortion supporters use the term euphemistically to cover the realistic and true term, ‘pro-abortion.’ A person who uses the term, ‘pro-choice,’ who believes in ‘abortion-on-demand,’ is using it as a euphemism to make killing an unborn child to appear less the evil act of murder it is. And most abortion supporters, if you read their blogs, articles, and rants, you would come to the conclusion they support ‘abortion-on-demand.’ This is what they mean when they tell you they are pro-choice. And this is hypocrisy on a grand scale.
One of the paragraphs of the Hippocratic oath speaks of abortion: "I will give no deadly medicine to anyone if asked, nor suggest any such advice; likewise, I will not give a pessary to a woman to induce abortion." For a doctor who took the oath to conduct himself accordingly, and performs an abortion, is a hypocrite.
On the other hand, to a person against abortion, and who describes himself as ‘pro-life,’ is for preserving life, and is consistent in being against abortion, in being against euthanasia, and in opposing embryonic stem cell research.
So-called pro-choice supporters call pro-life people, ‘anti-choice.’ No. Pro-life people are not ‘anti-choice,’ but anti-abortion. Pro-lifers believe the woman has the choice as to whether to get pregnant or not. The woman has the choice whether to have relations outside of marriage, or not.
The term, ‘pro-life’ is NOT a euphemism, as is ‘pro-choice.’ Pro-choice, as is obvious when you look at all sides of this very divisive issue, is pro-abortion, pure and simple. No other word is appropriate for killing a fetus, which if left to term, would be born as a human baby.
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