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Against calling pro-lifers "anti-choice" or "pro-forced birth" or whatever

Against calling pro-lifers "anti-choice" or "pro-forced birth" or whatever

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Amos Wollen
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Some pro-choicers (a political faction to which—virtue signal incoming—I count myself a member), think it’s a good idea to refer to their pro-life neighbours as “anti-choicers”, “pro-forced birthers”, or (my favourite) “pro-forced pregnancy extremists”.

I think this is decidedly not a good idea, and here I want to set o…

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