It's My Body, I Do What I Want

Dear America,
"Pro-Choice" does not mean "Anti-Life" it means "Pro-CHOICE". Therefore, women of any belief system have the right to choose, wherever her choice may fall. On the other hand, "Pro-Life" does, in fact, infringe upon my FUCKING RIGHT TO MAKE MY OWN FUCKING CHOICES.
Sincerely,
I Can Think For Myself, Thanks

It baffles me how idiotic people sound when saying things like, and I quote, "Pro-life isn't anti all choices, but against the choice to kill a baby... Pro-choice isn't anti-life in general, but against the life of babies whose mother's don't want them to live." < Do you OWN a dictionary? Because mine says choice means I can make my own decision between two or more options. The argument isn't for or against abortion. It's for or against a woman's right to choose whether or not she can. What these people are saying, is that I shouldn't have a right to make that decision for myself. Kind of like the people who are against same-sex unions. You don't like gay marriage? Don't get gay married. You're against abortion, fine. Don't have one. But don't take away anyone else's choice to do so. It's so unfortunate that people can't look past themselves and see that we're a nation of many different beliefs.  (It's funny to me because generally the same people who are "pro-life" are also pro-gun-- or whatever the political statement is for that)


The House passed an anti-choice bill for the unconstitutional nationwide abortion ban at 20 weeks. That's a month earlier than the Roe v. Wade 24 week abortion decision made in 1973, the point in which a fetus is generally viable outside the mother. This bill bans ANY abortion after 20 weeks. Including but not limited to: unwanted pregnancy, rape victims (after public outrage it was modified to not include victims of rape and incest), at-risk pregnancies,  pregnancies that may end the mother's life or her ability to conceive again. While this is just a minor adjustment, it was a victory for those "pro-life" people that want to ban abortion all together. Luckily it is doubtful that this bill would go any further in the short term, with a democratic Senate, and a pro-choice President.

How can anyone say the Obama administration is waging a war on women? "He's attacking [your] beliefs" when really Obama is protecting a woman's right to choose. You pick one thing and someone else picks another. My belief allows everyone to exercise their own beliefs, while yours limit my right to make my own decisions. I don't even see why there IS a debate.

I've made this analogy before: politics and religion are kind of like dicks. It's great that you have one, and you can even be proud of it. But! It's rude to whip it out and try to shove it down my throat. Because, while I would never choose abortion (my right, my choice), if I'm an at risk pregnancy and it comes down to my life and the parasite. I'm picking me. Every. Single. Time.


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