'Interesting point about murder charges. I actually hadn't noticed that before.' Interesting point indeed. In that context, wouldn't she be an accessory, like someone who orders a hit? (Only if one thinks that way to start with, that is.)
This pricked my attention because of the recent news in Australia that RU486[*] has just passed one round of being made legal/available/whatever. Whatever my own opinions are, it's been interesting watching the way the media's been playing it. All the pro-choicers shown are women and appearing sensible, all the pro-lifers men and out-of-touch or generally loopy. Agenda-setting much?
At least they're back to calling an abortion an abortion rather than bizarre terms like 'pregnancy alternative' (yes, an expression I've heard used professionally). I don't know too many pro-lifers, but I can't think of many who have switched their views around because the process has a nicer-sounding name!
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Date: 2006-02-09 12:57 pm (UTC)Interesting point indeed. In that context, wouldn't she be an accessory, like someone who orders a hit? (Only if one thinks that way to start with, that is.)
This pricked my attention because of the recent news in Australia that RU486[*] has just passed one round of being made legal/available/whatever. Whatever my own opinions are, it's been interesting watching the way the media's been playing it. All the pro-choicers shown are women and appearing sensible, all the pro-lifers men and out-of-touch or generally loopy. Agenda-setting much?
At least they're back to calling an abortion an abortion rather than bizarre terms like 'pregnancy alternative' (yes, an expression I've heard used professionally). I don't know too many pro-lifers, but I can't think of many who have switched their views around because the process has a nicer-sounding name!