Pro Choice Vs Pro Life Essay

11.3 Pro-Life and Pro- Choice This article discusses the pro-life and pro-choice debate and how many do not understand what it means to say you are pro-life instead of pro-choice. This article discussed and criticized a poll that Gallup, a reputable organization ran asking the question, “Are you pro-life or pro-choice,”. According to the author, this question is worded poorly and leads to inaccurate results. This article does not help further the debate, and only makes people more misguided on the very different meanings of the two words. The author also states that because of how Gallup is a credible organization, this makes the question even more deceptive on the abortion issue since many people are likely to trust this organization. The article
I do think that the fact that the author of this article is a Democrat matters but not in a negative way per say. I think it is important for there to have opposing viewpoints so they can attempt to understand where the other person’s beliefs are coming from. I think the point that the author attempts to convey is that the terms pro-life and pro-choice or subjective depending on how the person interprets those two words. These two words can have different meanings to different people. Many people believe that pro-life solely means that they reject a woman’s right to choose no matter what the circumstances are. According to the research stated in the article, most people do not have this belief yet still call themselves pro-life. Most Americans believe that there are some circumstances where a woman’s right to abortion should be allowed those ranging from putting the mom’s life in danger, to rape or incest, to less severe issues. On the other hand, being pro-choice does not necessarily mean that you support abortion on all terms (although it can). Describing yourself as pro-choice simply means that you believe that women have the right to a safe abortion, whether that is for medical