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Perhaps another measure of the relative strength of the pro-choice position in Canada is the small size of the pro-choice movement versus the much larger anti-choice movement. When a status quo is well-established, it requires fewer resources to protect it and greater resources to fight it. Hence, Canada has an estimated 270 anti-choice groups (including "counseling" centres), but only a dozen or so pro-choice groups, mostly very small ones with marginal revenues and perhaps 2 or 3 part-time paid staff persons between them. About 170 anti-choice groups have charitable tax status, compared to only one pro-choice group with that status. Groups with charitable tax status generate significantly higher revenues because supporters can make tax-deductible donations. Although most anti-choice groups in Canada are small and volunteer-run, many have paid staff, sizable memberships, and decent funding. Anti-choice groups enjoy a strong organizational advantage over pro-choice groups, because most are religiously-based, enlisting entire church congregations in their efforts.
Although he eventually became estranged from the rest of the pro-choice movement, Bill Baird's contributions cannot be ignored. Over the years he endured eight arrests in five states, jail time, felony convictions, an arson attack on his clinic, and two attempts on his life, but he never wavered in his efforts to ensure a woman's right to control her own reproductive destiny.
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Making the fetus more visible to the public is only a partial success for the anti-choice movement. Certainly, modern society is more aware of the fetus than previous generations because of the advent of medical photography and ultrasound. The fetus began its political career after LIFE Magazine published a series of colour photos of developing fetuses in 1965. Yet this same time period saw the rapid growth of the effort to repeal abortion laws. Nowadays, such pictures are easily accessible on the Internet, including of course, pictures of alleged aborted fetuses that anti-choicers use for shock value.
[O]f all, the "pro-choice" movement is NOT Pro-Choice. It is vitally important to note that fact! If they were truly Pro-Choice, they would support Choice; just ask them whether they support the most fundamental Choice a woman can make - the education of her child. Go ahead and ask them whether they support school vouchers. Guess what their answer will usually be.
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After calling President Reagan a “fundamentalist” and making an obligatory comparison of pro-lifers and Iranian mullahs, Ms. Page writes that the pro-choice movement “has been the realistic movement. And if, as a result, it has given up the high ground of deeply felt, religious intoned ‘values,’ it has gained something else. It has science.”
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In this workshop, you'll learn tips and skills for staying on your toes while expanding the pro-choice movement. You'll become a pro at talking about choice in situations ranging from getting out the pro-choice vote, to lobbying your legislator and interacting with the pro-choice and uncertain ("mushy middle") public.
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