Stop looking for shock and outrage from social conservatives about Bristol Palin's pregnancy. They love little babies! Liberals and moderates are the ones who see early, unwanted pregnancies as a problem. We look at Bristol and see some seriously diminished choices for her future. Conservatives, on the other hand, look at a pregnant teen and a shotgun wedding as "life as it should be!" What better way to keep women at home than to have them knocked up in high school. This is why they are against birth control as much as they oppose abortion. Progressives would be wise to understand that birth control, not abortion, is the true front on the war against reproductive rights.
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