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Why would everybody be anti-abortion? Why are some people rooting for war, while others denounce military acts? Why does my grandma love eating fish heads but I

Why would everybody be anti-abortion? Why are some people rooting for war, while others denounce military acts? Why does my grandma love eating fish heads but I think it's odd? I think it's normal that different people think differently. I think this is a very flame-inviting question as it stands.

temp8964 5y ago
I think most people are anti-abortion. People usually celebrate a birth, not celebrate an abortion. "I heard you abort the baby. Congratulations!" still seems weird. No? It's kind of strange to me. But what do I know?
tzs 5y ago
I think what they are getting it is that someone called it "pro-abortion". It is usually called "pro-choice", because it is abortion rights that most pro-choice people are in favor of rather than abortion itself. I've certainly met vastly more people who want to preserve Roe v. Wade because they want to preserve a woman's right to choose than people who want to preserve Roe v. Wade because they think that we need more abortions. I can't recall ever meeting someone who was actually pro-abortion. Even those who think we should significantly lower the population almost always want to do that through better contraception, not through more abortions.
- throwoutway 5y ago
  That’s pro-semantics. I’d rather not play word games. If you’re pro-choice you are pro-abortion
  - tzs 5y ago
    It's not word games. It is quite possible to believe that something is wrong and people should not do it while at the same time believing that whether or not people do that wrong thing should be their decision.
    - magicalist 5y ago
      On the other hand - that is semantics (if you want the choice to exist, you're pro-abortion, existentially speaking) - everyone knew what the poster meant - this is the least interesting conversation derailment folks could choose. Maybe instead go to bat against the raging anti-trans statement included for some reason?

temp8964 5y ago

I think most people are anti-abortion. People usually celebrate a birth, not celebrate an abortion. "I heard you abort the baby. Congratulations!" still seems weird. No? It's kind of strange to me. But what do I know?

tzs 5y ago

I think what they are getting it is that someone called it "pro-abortion". It is usually called "pro-choice", because it is abortion rights that most pro-choice people are in favor of rather than abortion itself. I've certainly met vastly more people who want to preserve Roe v. Wade because they want to preserve a woman's right to choose than people who want to preserve Roe v. Wade because they think that we need more abortions. I can't recall ever meeting someone who was actually pro-abortion. Even those who think we should significantly lower the population almost always want to do that through better contraception, not through more abortions.

throwoutway 5y ago
That’s pro-semantics. I’d rather not play word games. If you’re pro-choice you are pro-abortion
- tzs 5y ago
  It's not word games. It is quite possible to believe that something is wrong and people should not do it while at the same time believing that whether or not people do that wrong thing should be their decision.
  - magicalist 5y ago
    On the other hand - that is semantics (if you want the choice to exist, you're pro-abortion, existentially speaking) - everyone knew what the poster meant - this is the least interesting conversation derailment folks could choose. Maybe instead go to bat against the raging anti-trans statement included for some reason?