Difference between revisions of "Pro-choice"
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activists in the abortion issue. Those who call themselves | activists in the abortion issue. Those who call themselves | ||
"pro-choice" favor reduced or eliminated government restrictions | "pro-choice" favor reduced or eliminated government restrictions | ||
| − | on abortion. | + | on abortion. The term was designed to make people think there are only two sides to the issue of abortion. |
The term suggests that opponents are "anti-choice" (and indeed | The term suggests that opponents are "anti-choice" (and indeed | ||
Revision as of 22:03, 4 June 2004
Like Pro-life, Pro-choice is a term commonly used by activists in the abortion issue. Those who call themselves "pro-choice" favor reduced or eliminated government restrictions on abortion. The term was designed to make people think there are only two sides to the issue of abortion.
The term suggests that opponents are "anti-choice" (and indeed some who call themselves pro-choice label their opponents thus), and also suggesta that the most important aspect of the abortion issue is a pregnant woman's right to choose the outcome of her pregnancy.
Although the term does not mention abortion, in practice this term is limited to the abortion issue. Not all those who call themselves "pro-choice" favor "choice" in all other public issues. In particular, relatively few are libertarians across the board.
(This entry is a close counterpart of the Pro-life entry.)
