I’m going to claim a mantle I never thought I would: I’m pro-life.
Of course, that means something far different from the mainstream definition.
You won’t see me picketing Planned Parenthood clinics yelling “murderer” at women going in to get their yearly pap smear.
Instead you will see me working to make contraception available freely, so that pregnancies are prevented in the first place, and women for the large part won’t have to make the agonizing choice to abort their fetus.
You won’t see me voting for politicians who work to gut programs aimed at children and families in the cause of “fiscal responsibility”, while they line the pockets of their wealthy backers. Bill Gates doesn’t need a handout; a mother struggling to feed and care for her children does. And it’s not a “handout”: it’s an investment in fostering a strong, healthy society, one in which all its members flourish, rather than just a privileged few.
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