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Originally Posted by brianwspencer

I think that you're parsing it too much. I certainly "get" why people who are anti-choice are anti-choice -- as in, I grasp the crux of their argument.

With that said, I think it's really little more than mostly misogynistic, controlling, straw-man bull$hit, so therefore, I don't understand how anyone could be anything besides pro-choice.

So while I'm obviously not agreeing with Irish on the issue itself, I certainly can understand where he's coming from, even if it's from the complete other side -- how outrageous it can feel that there are actually people that don't agree with you on an issue like this.

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Brian,
I don't have any desire to control anyone and I think it's overly simplistic to characterize folks that way...if a person believes that life begins before birth then how can they support abortion? In their eyes...your position is the one that's controlling in that you wish the ultimate control...ie: whether someone lives or dies! This is an issue driven by belief, and denying the validity of another's beliefs is what causes most of the world's problems. And please, don't fall into the pathetic trap of using each side's "buzz words"...it's not a matter of being "pro-choice" or "pro-life", it's a matter of being pro or anti abortion!