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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it is their way of trying to use what they see as the pro-choice argument against pro-choicers.

But the fundamental problem is that pro-lifers see that life begins at conception, and nothing else, while pro-choicers may differ at when life begins, but also acknowledge a whole host of other factors that go beyond when life begins.

To me its like 2 sides are shouting in different languages and can't even understand each other -- that's how different the perspectives are.[/quote]

I'd like to hear from pro-choicers who think life does begin at conception.  How can those two positions be reconciled?  There was another thread recently where some posters were admitting to having multiple abortions and several responded saying something like this:  "I am staunchly pro-choice, but these women having multiple abortions make me sick!"  I honestly don't understand that.  If the fetus isn't a human being then why would pro-choicers care?  And if the fetus is a human being, then why is it ever okay to kill it?[/quote]

Life does begin at conception, but I would still have to classify myself as relunctantly pro-choice.  To me, abortion is about rights, those of the mother vs. the baby, not whether or not an embryo or fetus is human or a life.  There are some circumstances in which the mother's rights trump those of the baby she is carrying or where the mother exercises the right to do what she feels is best for her baby.  I would not want to see the legal right to abortion taken away or have the government/courts deciding when those justifiable situations exist or when they don't.  I do, however, view people who justify abortion as acceptable because they erroneously convince themselves that an embryo or fetus isn't really a human being as cowards who don't want to face the true gravity of the situation.  I also find anyone who has an abortion for her own convenience disgusting.  And I wish with all my  heart that all the people who feel strongly about this on both sides would band together to do things to prevent the need for abortions in the first place; to promote and support sex (and other) education, to end poverty, to provide resources for all prospective mothers, to promote equal rights and protections for women throughout the world.  Oh, if only...[/quote]

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