What exactly is Pro Choice?

Quite a while back, I was having a conversation with a good friend about Pro Choice and Pro Life. I had asked her what the difference was between the two. Now, I happen to be very Pro Life but I was having second thoughts about the subject. Now, this is not to be confused with having issues with whether I disagree with Pro Life philosophies. I want to stress at the outset that I am Pro Life. However, the issue arises that Pro Choice is not Pro death.

Before I delve into this issue, I would like to pose a question. Can a man be pro choice? I understand what an odd question this appears to be, but my point is that a man cannot really be pro choice because he does not have any choice in any abortion matters. Man is completely incapable of bearing children, and therefore will never be given the choice. The choice exists only for women, and while men may try to force their opinion on women, it will never be the man’s choice.

So, with that breath, I would like to discuss my dilemma. I have zero issues with Pro Lifers. The issue that stares me in the face is one of definition. Pro Choice is making a choice between abortion and not abortion. While my choice will never be pro abortion I don’t know that as a Catholic I can judge someone who chose different than I would. That is what pro choice is. My choice will never be pro abortion and this is why I think I may be pro choice. I cannot bring myself to judge another individual for a choice that they have made. Only God can do that. The consequences of the choices that we make will eventually lead us to either Heaven or Hell.

But we can take this one step further. I don’t believe one word of the argument as stated above. I need to clarify something. Pro Choice is another way of saying, we have complete choice over every action in life. Abortion is Murder. Plain and simple. The Pro Choice movement humanizes that decision and inserts the word “Abortion” for “Murder.”

So, to say that I am Pro Choice is still accurate. As accurate as it is to say that I have a choice in every action that I ever make. I have the choice to not punch someone in the head, or go have sex with my neighbour’s wife, or to go shoot random people. Yet there is no need to qualify these decisions in the category of pro choice, because it is widely accepted that this behaviour is not normal. And, as I stated above, I could not judge someone who decided to commit these horrific sins, because that is not my job. God will judge all of our actions, whether they adhere to his will or not and it is not my place to judge one way or the other.

So, yes, I am Pro Choice. My choice is not to Murder, steal, loot, rape, etc. My choice is to try to life as closely to God’s will as I am able. I don’t feel like it requires a quantifier. So, it appears that a man can be Pro Choice, but only because he understands that Pro Choice isn’t justification to murder an innocent, unborn child. It is only understanding that everything in live involves a choice, and ultimately, the choice is the free will that God has given us.