This is a touchy issue that needs to be looked at on an individual basis, not a collective one.

It is also important to note that just because someone is pro-choice, it doesn’t mean they are pro-abortion. Likewise, just because someone is pro-life, it doesn’t mean they are anti-choice.

This is an example of where labels sometimes make things more complicated, instead of making them more clear.

But to sum it up, you don’t have to call yourself pro-choice in order to call yourself a feminist. However, I do understand that some will be outraged that I said that.

As one of my favorite quotes says:

I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat, or a prostitute. - Rebecca West 1913

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