Thom Hartman & "pro life"

[lillypaddle]

I was listening to Thom this evening (rebroadcast from this morning) - and I was surprised to hear him continually referring to anti-choice people as "pro life." Not only that, he seemed to justify many of the anti-choice people as democrats who are in favor of health care for all, and other liberal ideas, thereby somehow deflecting some of the negativity that should go hand-in-hand with anti-choice people.

Frankly, I was taken aback. I like Thom, & listen to him frequently. I hate it, though, that he appears to give legitimacy to those who are anti-choice because they supposedly support other liberal tenets. If one is against a woman's right to choose, they don't deserve a free pass in other areas. Pro-choice is absolutely non-negotiable, and it is disturbing that someone as intelligent and progressive as Thom would give a free pass to those who are not pro-choice. Please let Thom know that (1) referring to these people as anti-choice is the preferred method of description. (2)If someone doesn't believe that a woman has the right to make decisions about her own body and destiny, it doesn't matter what else they believe in ... they are NOT deserving of a pass.

[Ineeda]

1. 100% agree.

Non-negotiable for me, too. It's the first thing I look at in a candidate.

[patrice]

2. So, if someone would, for example, support an end to wars, or Medicare for all, or

strong environmental regulations, we are not permitted to validate that support if they aren't Pro-Choice too . . .?

It is possible to be up front and known for one's own position on issue X, while collaborating on issues Y and Z.

[lillypaddle]

3. Of course

it's possible to collaborate on other issues, but the way he said that "people of good conscience are pro-life," when he was referring to those who are anti-choice - it just sounded very dismissive of the whole issue. And there seems to be a strong trend to going backward these days. I've seen talk about birth control being made illegal. With the right wing nut jobs, I just think we have to be very careful how we frame our talk.

Sorry so long to reply to you. Got busy, work, etc.