http://punkassblog.com/2008/07/12/anti-choice-organizations/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:23:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://punkassblog.com/2008/07/12/anti-choice-organizations/#comment-70737 Amanda Marcotte Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:46:15 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2008/07/12/anti-choice-organizations/#comment-70737 To bolster your point, I'd also present information to him about what crisis pregnancy centers tell women that are already pregnant. They tell them a) don't kill your baby and b) once this crisis is over, don't use contraception. Usually the rationale is that it doesn't work anyway, but it's important to note that their on the ground "ministry" is anti-contraception, which is also reflected in the abstinence-only materials. To bolster your point, I’d also present information to him about what crisis pregnancy centers tell women that are already pregnant. They tell them a) don’t kill your baby and b) once this crisis is over, don’t use contraception. Usually the rationale is that it doesn’t work anyway, but it’s important to note that their on the ground “ministry” is anti-contraception, which is also reflected in the abstinence-only materials.

]]> http://punkassblog.com/2008/07/12/anti-choice-organizations/#comment-70736 Amanda Marcotte Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:44:25 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2008/07/12/anti-choice-organizations/#comment-70736 Actually, the right question to ask is "How many 'pro-life' organizations support contraception?", because few if any do support the main way to prevent abortion. Your friend stumped you because he asked the wrong question. You need to turn that stuff around on people. Even the most "left"-leaning "pro-life" organization---Feminists For Life---refuses to support contraception. If the most <i>left-leaning</i> of them won't support contraception, then clearly the question to ask is not to prove they're against it, but for him to prove (he can't) they're for it. Actually, the right question to ask is “How many ‘pro-life’ organizations support contraception?”, because few if any do support the main way to prevent abortion. Your friend stumped you because he asked the wrong question. You need to turn that stuff around on people. Even the most “left”-leaning “pro-life” organization—Feminists For Life—refuses to support contraception. If the most left-leaning of them won’t support contraception, then clearly the question to ask is not to prove they’re against it, but for him to prove (he can’t) they’re for it.

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