I got into a heated discussion about abortion with a liberal feminist classmate of mine the other day.  I noticed at the onset that she was very particular in framing all of her pro-choice rhetoric with the word choose.  She contended that Republicans want to tell women what to do with their bodies by defunding Planned Parenthood.  She said that a female has the right to choose what happens to her body.  And to deny a female an abortion would be forcing her to be pregnant and in turn forces her to be a mother.  What really upset me was when she said that a woman has the right to choose to be a mother. I realized that the discussion was going to be replete with liberal talking points, so I decided to frame all of my responses with the word choose as well.  I began by informing her that the first choice that a woman makes as it relates to pregnancy is that she chooses to engage in sex.  And by choosing to have sex, she is in turn choosing to be a...(Read Full Post)