The debate about abortion is roughly centered around whether a woman should or should not have the option of aborting her pregnancy. However, the main two terms used when discussing the topic of abortion are “pro-life” and “pro-choice.” Both of these terms are problematic in their own ways, and both of them offer misconceptions about the stances people have regarding this debate. To make the issues with these terms more clear, let’s first look at their definitions and what is unclear about them
The main issue with this term is that it was created in such a way as to make it impossible to disagree with, namely because no sentient being who is alive is not to some degree in favor of life. Everyone likes life in at least some ways. The reason the term is agreeable is because it is incredibly vague. If I were to ask someone who did not know anything about the debate of abortion or who had not heard the term associated with abortion before “Are you pro-life?” their answer would, of course, be “yes.” The vagueness of this term is what makes it problematic.
