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Pro-choice, pro-freedom

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 Feminism and the abortion debate are intertwined. Just to clarify, feminism is the advocacy for women's rights based on equality for the sexes (Google).  I found that when I was researching the pro-choice movement I found that feminist ideals could not be separated from the pro-choice movement. People that claim that they are pro-choice, are in support of a women's choice on whether or not she wants to have an abortion. This freedom of choice is a major component in believing in the taking part in the pro-choice movement. Think of it like this:  Since women should be equal to men, and men have the right to choose when they want to have children. Then, women should have the right to choose when they want to have children. Women's Rights Associations such as a NOW( National Organization for Women) have been supporting a woman's right to choose since 1967 (around the time of the Roe v. Wade case). NOW was the first national organization that supports ...