In Short, I am "Moderately Pro-Choice"

Robert P. George

“I am personally opposed to killing abortionists.  However, inasmuch as my personal opposition to this practice is rooted in sectarian (Catholic) religious belief in the sanctity of human life, I am unwilling to impose it on others who may, as a matter of conscience, take a different view.  Of course, I am entirely in favor of  policies aimed at removing the root causes of violence against abortionists.  Indeed, I would go as far as supporting mandatory one-week waiting periods, and even non-judgmental counseling, for people who are contemplating the choice of killing an abortionist.  I believe in policies that reduce the urgent need some people feel to kill abortionists while, at the same time, respecting the rights of conscience of my fellow citizens who believe that the killing of abortionists is sometimes a tragic necessity—not a good, but a lesser evil.  In short, I am moderately ‘pro-choice.’” 

[Dr. Robert P. George is George McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University, a graduate of Harvard Law School, and earned his doctorate in philosophy of law at Oxford University.  He currently sits on the President's Council of Bioethics and is author of numerous books on constitutional law and jurisprudence. 
        For any intellects dim enough to require an explanation, the foregoing statement is not intended to be taken at face value, but as a parody and reductio ad absurdum refutation of the fallacious reasoning employed pervasively by proponents of a "pro-choice" position favoring "abortion rights." ]

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