Why I Am Pro-Abortion, Not Just Pro-Choice
Great writing from Valerie Tarico. It's from 2016, but I missed it then. Saw this in the General Discussion Group, and you know how fast those can fly by.
Valerie has a site here
The writing below from here
Why I Am Pro-Abortion, Not Just Pro-Choice
Valerie Tarico
From: Volume 36, No. 5
August / September 2016
I believe that abortion care is a positive social good—and I think it’s time people said so.
Not long ago, the Daily Kos published an article titled “I Am Pro-Choice, Not Pro-Abortion.” “Has anyone ever truly been pro-abortion?” one commenter asked.
Uh. Yes. Me. That would be me.
I am pro-abortion like I’m pro–knee replacement and pro-chemotherapy and pro–cataract surgery. As the last protection against ill-conceived childbearing when all else fails, abortion is part of a set of tools that help women and men to form the families of their choosing. I believe that abortion care is a positive social good. And I suspect that a lot of other people secretly believe the same thing. I think it’s time we said so.
Note: I’m also pro-choice. Choice is about who gets to make the decision. The question of whether and when we bring a new life into the world is, to my mind, one of the most important decisions a person can make. It is too big a decision for us to make for each other, especially for perfect strangers.
But independent of who owns the decision, I’m pro on the procedure. I’ve decided that it’s time, for once and for all, to count it out on my ten fingers:
1. I’m pro-abortion because being able to delay and limit childbearing is fundamental to female empowerment and equality.....
...and then there are 9 more points....
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