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• Arbitrista (nee Publius) wrote:
  
  "If I were a woman and got pregnant today, I would get an abortion. It's not because I can't afford one (though I can't). It's not because I'm not married (I am). It's not even that I wouldn't like a kid (I would). It's just that I don't want one right now."
  
  Much like the death penalty argument, it amazing how statements from each side are often identical in all but tone. Depending on inflection, this could also be an outraged denunciation from pro-life lips.
  
  The "convenience" argument for abortion (i.e. "...I don't want one right now") is possibly the worst in the pro-choice toolkit. It should -never- be used to audiences that aren't already on your side.

  By  Zola, at 5:13 PM  

• First, I was not making the "strong" philosophical or moral arguments in favor of abortion rights (which I have done many, many times). What I was doing was explaining my emotional commitment to abortion rights, and the psychological realization that generated that emotional commitment.
  
  I wasn't trying to convince anybody. I was mainly talking to people who already agreed with me - it was called "Blog for Choice Day."

  By  Arbitrista, at 8:54 AM  

• Zola's (belated) New Year's Resolutions:
  
  1) Remember the intarwebs are tone-neutral.
  
  2) Read the f---ing full link before commenting.
  
  I was coming at this from some recent conversations I've had with others on several of the hot-button 'moral' issues (abortion, capital punishment, etc.). Your post and a statement made by a friend on capital punishment struck me the same way.
  
  We don't share the same emotional response to the statement, that's all. Weapons remain on safety :)

  By  Zola, at 12:38 PM  

• It's all good, dude.

  By  Arbitrista, at 6:35 PM  

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