Yes, more women are 'pro-life' but I think the motivation is often much less political (or competitive) than claimed. (I am pro-choice)
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So often it's assumed to be a wish to control women's sexuality for religious, political, ideological or competitive reasons.
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Ppl overlook the power of empathy & projection on the part of ppl who have gestated foetuses of their own & thought of them as 'babies.'
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And we do this a lot. 'The baby is the size of a pea' at six weeks. 'I lost the baby' abt a first trimester miscarriage.
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It's very normal to feel protectiveness & even love for an embryo thought of as a baby & deep grief if it is lost.
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This matters because it shld influence how we try to get through to pro-lifers trying to obstruct reproductive freedom & change their minds.
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Similar to euthanasia, with abortion, atheists cannot support a sanctity of life argument. By dehumanising the subject >>
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>> we strive to be pragmatic & act in the individuals best interests without recognising the emotional harm & destructiveness
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Well, that's the opposite of what I'm arguing, isn't it. I'm saying ppl do see it emotionally due to own experience of pregnancy.
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