I am a pro-life Democrat.
To some around here, that's an utter contradiction. I must be anti-woman. I am anti-choice. I really just don't get it. To be pro-choice is a "non-negotiable" "core" principle of the Party, and truly, I am not a Democrat.
That's fine, I don't mind. Don't worry -- I've heard it all before. I've heard it in college, where people couldn't comprehend that I'd be both against abortion and pro-gay rights. I've heard it before in law school, where a good political discussion would turn sour once we hit abortion and anything else I had to say on any topic would forever be tainted by the memory that "he's anti-choice."
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