What's in a Word? The Word

There are the two sides, pro-life and pro-abortion. There are other words used to describe these positions -- anti-abortion, pro-death, pro-abortion, and so forth -- and they are used interchangeably at times. But are they really interchangeable terms?

Is pro-choice really neutral and therefore not destructive by virtue of its tolerance and inaction? Isn't pro-abortion really pro-death, rather than supportive of a woman's right? Is anti-abortion the same as pro-life, and does pro-life only apply to the murder of children in the womb? And so forth. If one thinks about these terms, one can say what one means and mean what one says, and … know what one is saying. By our words we can transform the world.

What does it mean to be pro-life, really? Life is the name of God, I AM THAT AM. It speaks to being LIFE itself, which is not only existence but a dynamic of purpose and destiny. And LIFE begets LIFE, gives LIFE, defends LIFE, not just in the womb, but also in the sickbed of the elderly and the infirm, all persons in all states of life and in all conditions and situations. Pro-Life is not touching what God gave us that can only come from God and that therefore only God can touch. Pro-Life, rather, is revering and serving it in worship of it's Creator, WHO IS LIFE itself.

(“What’s in a Word? The Word,” is Article #1 of Anna Maria Agolli’s Self-Syndicated Column, TRANSFORM THE WORLD © November 27, 2007 Feast of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal)

Anna Maria Agolli is the head of Feast of the Holy Innocents – The End of Herod, an effort that can eradicate abortion and corruption by virtue of processing a federal complaint for justice. Information and a petition can be found on her website:
http://www.geocities.com/anna_agolli/The_End_of_Herod.html
http://www.geocities.com/duevoltetre/29March07KennedyLetter.htm
http://www.cambridgewhoswho.com/Member_Profile/Anna_Agolli/231124.html
http://www.cambridgewhoswho.com/Member_Profile/PopeBenedictXVI_/8552.html