From one article about legislation that would have banned sex selection abortions (abortions done because the gender of the unborn baby is female but the parents prefer a male, or vice versa):
“A trio of writers at the Huffington Post condemn the gender bias that leads to sex-selective abortion but call the bill’s supporters “hypocrites … who don’t care about sex discrimination.”
While the author criticizes the pro-life movement for not doing enough to prevent abortion, he also says:
“…too many in the pro-choice movement refuse to believe that anyone who’s pro-life actually cares about the unborn. They can’t allow themselves to believe anything but that we hate women and are afraid of sex, because if they acknowledge that our concern is for the unborn, they might have to challenge their own beliefs.”
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“It’s worth pointing out that sex-selective abortions are, by nature, late-term abortions. You can’t find out the gender of a fetus until 18 to 20 weeks, if then. Perfectly healthy children that are nearing viability are being aborted because of sexism. That’s the most important thing.”
Rachael Larimore, columnist for Slate, “How far apart we are on abortion” The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) June 2, 2012
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