South Dakota abortion ban. Thoughts?

SD on 12/3/2006 at 22:01

Quote Posted by Convict

BTW this (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4792428.stm) BBC article seems to use some bias when it terms people "anti-abortion" and "pro-choice". It's customary to use neutral terms such as pro-life and pro-choice rather than anti-abortion or pro-abortion.

Pro-life is not a neutral term, as has been explained many times in this thread. It implies that pro-choicers are "anti-life" when that couldn't be further from the truth. The BBC's terminology is perfectly accurate, and neutral.

Vigil on 12/3/2006 at 22:06

Ah yes, but by the same token "pro-choice" is not a neutral term. Albeit it was only used in that article once, in a picture caption.

SD on 12/3/2006 at 22:11

"Pro-choice" is a perfectly accurate term though. In which case, I would argue, it surely must be neutral.

Vigil on 12/3/2006 at 22:30

Sophistry, thy name is Strontium Dog ;)

Nicker on 12/3/2006 at 23:47

Quote Posted by Vigil

Sophistry, thy name is Strontium Dog ;)

What neutral terms would you suggest, Vigil?

aguywhoplaysthief on 13/3/2006 at 04:15

Pro-abortion rights, and anti-abortion rights seem rather neutral to me.

Shug on 13/3/2006 at 04:29

How about MURDERERS and BLOODY COMMUNISTS

scumble on 13/3/2006 at 10:16

pro-death and pro-theocracy? no?

Fringe on 13/3/2006 at 18:50

Why doesn't everyone just call everyone else Pro-Up-Yours-Asshole? We can save a lot of hassle and get the same work done.