I’m pro-life. I’m also pro-choice. To me pro-life means being in favor of the things that are necessary for life to exist on this planet: breathable air, drinkable water, and a stable climate. Sarah Palin’s version of pro-life includes shooting wolves from helicopters and ignoring the climate changes that are killing polar bears, destroying coastal villages, and powering deadly hurricanes.
A lot of us pro-life, pro-choicers also support family values. We believe in taking responsibility for yourself, your family, and being an informed, involved member of the community. Unlike Governor Palin we don’t expect the government to provide our housing or pay for our growing family’s travel expenses or to fire annoying in-laws. In order to maintain healthy families with strong values our fights involve access to child care, health insurance, and education. In this economy devastated by eight years of Republican administration, too many of us are fighting to keep jobs and homes. Ms. Palin didn’t have to burn too many bridges when she fought for more of our tax dollars to go to Alaskans or for more oil drilling. She figured correctly that you can’t burn bridges when you’ve got a bridge to no where.
Whether you’re pro-life and/or pro-choice, as Americans, we’re lucky enough to have a choice this November and should take that privilege seriously. Before casting a vote perhaps we should ask ourselves, what is the impact of our choice on the lives of others and our own?
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