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Jun 26
poetry challenge: Roe v. Wade
TheMangledSans0508

Pro-life

I am pro-life.

I am pro the life of the children lost in schools, the places they should've been safe.
I am for the gun control measures that failed that would've saved their lives.
I am pro the life of the woman who tried so hard to have a baby but when she got the greatest news of her life, she also got the worst.
I am for the action of terminating her pregnancy because it was ectopic and would've taken her life if she didn't.
I am pro the life of the man who knew he was sick, yet still refused to seek medical help.
I am for the universal health care that would've given him the means to reach out.

I am pro-choice.

I am pro the choice the girl makes to go on puberty blockers.
I support her because without it, the dysphoria she feels makes it difficult for her to even speak.
I am pro the choice to educate our children.
I support them because without it, history is doomed to repeat itself.
I am pro the choice women have to decide what happens to their bodies.
I support her because it's no one else's business or concern, and no one should be trying to control her.

To be pro-life is to be pro-choice. To be against choice isn't to be pro-life, it's to be anti-choice.
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Posted: 06.26.22
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  1. aesythe
    Jun 28, 2022

    Yes... well-said! The word "pro-life" feels entirely misleading when it's used by someone who doesn't support gun control to keep already-born children safe in school, or by someone who doesn't care about the physical/mental health of the person carrying a fetus, etc., etc. You've made perfect sense out of the word.

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