A Different Kind of Liberal

I am pro-choice pretty much down to the marrow of my bones, not because I'm a big fan of abortion in general, but because there are too many possible circumstances in which I think women need to be able to make their own decision about whether to continue a pregnancy. That said, I think this article about Eunice Kennedy Shriver - whose death, two weeks before her brother's, was considerably less noted than his - is pretty interesting. As someone who would defend the legal right to abortion down to the ground as a principle while being fairly uncomfortable with the practice in reality, I can appreciate someone whose beliefs tied together a tireless advocacy for the developmentally disabled and anti-abortion activism. Not to mention that at present, with so much of our political culture focused around polarization and labels, and with everyone's stance on every issue being immediately assumed the moment they identify with a party, the idea of a true liberal who is not pro-choice is kind of a novelty.