What's your definition of "pro-life"?

I'm pro-choice up to about 28 weeks. I know if I had a preemie born before 28 weeks I would be very cautious to what interventions I consented. So many parents seem to take great pride in the torture they allowed doctors to inflict on their children.

Trick question as the opposite of "prolife" could be anti-life, which I am NOT.

I abhor abortion as much as I do neglecting unwanted children, that fact any child could be unwanted (why not prevent pregancy? we have the means), or of inviting strangers into such a private situation and decision as an unplanned pregnancy.

Sister Joan Chittister, a nun in the Catholic church has this to say: "I do not believe that just because you're opposed to abortion that that makes you pro-life. In fact, I think in many cases, your morality is deeply lacking if all you want is a child born but not a child fed, not a child educated, not a child housed. And why would I think that you don't? Because you don't want any tax money to go there. That's not pro-life. That's pro-birth. We need a much broader conversation on what the morality of pro-life is." [popsugar.com]

As a man, I cannot and will not make a decision about a woman's right to choose. It is her choice. Roe v. Wade is settled law. I don't understand why people keep fighting against it.

I'm pro quality of life.

I am very much pro-choice. Anti-abortion activism forgets a number of important things, not the least of which is that considering life to begin as soon as the sperm enters the egg makes nature the biggest abortionist, since a notable percentage of fertilized eggs do not implant.
Another problem I have is that the fetus is inside the woman as a parasite, and that creates health burdens and risks that are generally ignored by anti-abortion folks.
Finally, abortions will happen. If you care about life, making such procedures safe is better than ending up with senseless deaths from botched procedures.

Since apparently there is not a definition forthcoming from the poster, I'll tell you my definition. I think if you are going to be 'pro-life' you must not ONLY support the unborn fetus. You MUST support care for both potential child and mother during the pregnancy, you must support appropriate medical care after birth for both mother and child, you must make sure that all humans are fed and housed and offered opportunities to access education and health-care for life, you must treat everyone wounded in body, mind and spirit in wartime, and you must provide care for the elderly. Now, as far as I'm concerned, if you only are opposed to abortion, you are NOT pro-life, you are just anti-abortion.

I think, like most people, I view abortion as a last resort, when giving birth will cause immense suffering for all involved. In the past, when abortion was outlawed, it led to risky procedures that often resulted in great harm or death. I don’t believe the state has any business telling people what they’re allowed to with their own body. Obviously, we just don’t do enough for sex education, birth control, and new mother support — actions that would reduce the need for abortions — but the stupids seem to prefer pretending that’s not the problem. So it goes.

I'm pro-choice, pro-education, pro-prevention, pro-respect and pro-consent.

hopefully none

Completely pro-choice, that so far demonstrated to be the kind of attitude that kept abortion at the lowest rate. All that happens to make the abortion illegal is that the number of women in a butcher’ hands to abort grows.

Pro-choice all the way! And I mean real choices with viable economic options for women who may prefer to give birth. Women who feel ambivalent should have access to knowledgeable, empathic counseling so they don't feel pressured into whatever choices they make. Privacy, dignity and safety for all women.

'Pro-life' and 'Pro-choice' are unnecessarily limiting and disingenuous labels for this stupid, merry-go-round topic. An atheist should really be beyond subscribing to the juvenile simplicity of it.

As a man, that is absolutely none of my fucking business.

Rather anti choice, cus being anti choice is very often against lives of female human beings, so term pro-life doesnt fit

I can understand the pro-life argument (hypocritical tho I think it often is), but I still think this is a decision best left to the mother. I'm far more in favor of measures that have been shown to effectively reduce the number of unplanned pregnancies.

The governor of Iowa just signed into law restricting termination when a heart beat can be detected. So many women will not know they are pregnant when the miniscule ticker begins. The anti choice movement is often pro death when it comes to capitol punishment when we could be studying these criminals while incarcerated for life.

Do you mean pro-life, pro-birth, or anti-abortion? These terms may not be used interchangeably. Most so-called pro-lifers are really anti-abortion.

When the anti-abortionists first came out, they did use pro-life. Once they were laughed off the stage of life, they changed their name to pro-life to confuse things. I'm still laughing at them. They just want everyone to believe like they do and are willing to kill for it. (at least 1 time in MA).

Political views? Lean right or lean left?

In my opinion, it shouldn't be a public issue. The choice one way or the other is a private and personal one. It's not my business nor my place to judge. As far as I am concerned it is a religious and political play for control and it needs to stop.

Pro-life is a deliberately deceptive term, using to mask the fact that the user of term is simply anti-termination of a pregnancy for ANY reason. You will find that most of the members of this site are not "true belieers" in ANY ideological dogma..

It's a conundrum. I am pro-life only in the sense that I believe each life is valuable. I do not believe that government gets to make choices for me.

I’m pro choice, and not my choice.