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Pro-choice—for choice. So simple and yet so complex. The most basic definition for pro-choice, and the one offered by Webster’s dictionary, is “favoring the legalization of abortion,” which is clearly what was meant when the term was first used in the mid-1970s. Following the Roe v. Wade decision by the Supreme Court in 1973, the legality of abortion was challenged and increasingly debated. Pro-choice became the common self-description of people who supported the Court’s legalization. Since then, the term has come to describe those who support the right of women to make decisions about the full range of options regarding their reproductive lives. Unpack the language of choice and learn about the history of reproductive rights in the May/June 2006 issue of Horizons. Call 800/524-2612 Sylvia Thorson-Smith lives in Tucson, Arizona. She serves as an elder at St. Mark's Presbyterian Church and on the leadership team of PARO (Presbyterians Affirming Reporductive Options), a network of the Presbyterian Health, Education and Welfare Association. |
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