It's telling that NPR used to use the terms "pro-life" and "pro-choice," because those were the labels preferred by each side. That was in keeping with the general policy of using preferred labels. There were endless complaints from NPR listeners about "pro-life" as a label, though not about the equally problematic "pro-choice. (This was…
It's telling that NPR used to use the terms "pro-life" and "pro-choice," because those were the labels preferred by each side. That was in keeping with the general policy of using preferred labels. There were endless complaints from NPR listeners about "pro-life" as a label, though not about the equally problematic "pro-choice. (This was back when NPR allowed comments on its content.)
Then the NPR Ombudsman led a move to change that to the current clearly biased language, partly because she (incredibly) couldn't find anyone at NPR who could explain why the former policy was in place. Evidently no one at NPR could see a problem with treating the right to abortion as the issue, not the right to life.
It's telling that NPR used to use the terms "pro-life" and "pro-choice," because those were the labels preferred by each side. That was in keeping with the general policy of using preferred labels. There were endless complaints from NPR listeners about "pro-life" as a label, though not about the equally problematic "pro-choice. (This was back when NPR allowed comments on its content.)
Then the NPR Ombudsman led a move to change that to the current clearly biased language, partly because she (incredibly) couldn't find anyone at NPR who could explain why the former policy was in place. Evidently no one at NPR could see a problem with treating the right to abortion as the issue, not the right to life.