All of you need to be calm and think .
I am not a fan of Chris Matthews nor do I believe in abortion.
But contrary to the article, this is not a matter of linguistics.
There is a very important difference between pro-abortion and pro-abortion rights.
To be pro-abortion is to be encouraging or pushing abortion. Waving a sign at a demonstration, etc.
To be pro-abortion rights is to accept the idea that someone might want an abortion and could.
There is a difference in pushing an idea and passively accepting an idea or right.
I respect your point of view, but the point of this item was not whether there is a difference between the two terms, but the fact that Matthews interrupted to “correct” her. Again, imagine what would happen if a conservative tried something like that!
(2) People who are for legalized marijuana are called pro-marijuana. People who are for legalized guns are called pro-gun. Pro legalized gay marriage = pro-gay. etc. etc. You get the picture.
I respect the desire to make reasonable distinctions. I make a distinction between people who are merely pro-legalized-abortion or pro-abortion (e.g. Bernie) and a person who actively, relentlessly promotes it, an abortion fanatic, extremist, or (a little bit more PC?) an abortion enthusiast (Hillary.)
Yhey actually find the word "abortionist" offensive--- you'll notice there are podiatrists, cardiologists, ophthalmologists, etc. but no self-described "abortionists") so I'll settle for the term "baby-killer."
Absolute nonsense.
The purpose of the phrase “abortion rights” is to beg the question of whether there ARE “abortion rights.”
A person who thinks there is a right to abortion is pro-abortion.