Time Calls Bill Frist Anti-Choice

The Verbatim section of the August 8, 2005 issue of Time magazine includes a quote from Senate majority leader Bill Frist defending his decision to change his stance on stem-cell research. In the attribute, Time refers to Frist as an “anti-choice physician”.

Since when did “anti-choice” become an acceptable term to describe someone who opposes abortion? For a while “pro-choice” and “pro-life” seemed to work pretty well, though lately they’ve fallen out of favor for the more direct “pro-abortion” and “anti-abortion”. But “anti-choice”? The logical extension of that would be to call those who support abortion “anti-life”. And I think that would raise a few eyebrows.

C’mon, Time. I’m not the kind of person to jump all over “liberal media,” but this is ridiculous.

3 thoughts on “Time Calls Bill Frist Anti-Choice”

  1. I’m a Bill Frist fan … really … I am … But …

    Am I the only one who realizes what a shrewd political move this is for Frist to make? The stem cell issue is really a non-issue. Bush is going to veto it no matter what Frist (or anybody else) does, so why not? Frist has everything to gain, politically speaking, and nothing to lose by coming out in favor of this stem cell research — because it’s never going to happen. Instead he pisses off some of the Religious Right (that he’ll still get anyway when he runs for the White House in ’08) and gains a few more friends on the other side of the aisle for taking their side on an issue for once. Super shrewd politics, if you ask me.

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