biased counseling

I’ve talked before about my frustration at the skillful ability of the right-wing to harness language.  This comes out all the time in regard to abortion, and sometimes, the issue is that the other side does a really good job of making something sound rational when it really isn’t.  An example is the wave of so-called “informed consent” laws, which sound not only innocuous but also inarguable.  Who could oppose making sure women have given their informed consent before undergoing an abortion?  Not me, nor, I’m sure, any other pro-choicer, including anyone who provides abortions.  And in...

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