On Wed, 29 Jan 2003, Dennis Perrin wrote:
> As I said to Liza, professional "pro-choicers" are only "pro-choice"
> when people agree with them about abortion. The "pro-choice" Dem
> party, during its '92 convention, wouldn't allow Pennsylvania Governor
> Robert Casey to address the delegates on the abortion issue because he
> had the wrong opinion. And to really stick it to Casey, the Dems
> invited pro-abortion Repubs to address the delegates instead.
>
> What's "pro-choice" about that?
>
> In addition, I've been involved with professional feminists (in
> foundations and related groups) who simply couldn't hear the thought
> that the fetus is snuffed in an abortion. They blanched at the mere
> suggestion that a developing human with a beating heart is wiped out,
> and they of course belittled my opinion (which at the time was more
> devil's advocate) because I was a man and the issue was none of my
> business. Pro-choice?
>
> Now, of course this doesn't mean that every person who considers him-
> or herself pro-choice behaves this way. I'm pro-choice, and I don't.
> But in my experience with professional lefties, abortion usually comes
> down to Us and Them. Not much of a choice there.
>
> DP
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