[Ads-l] re-antedating of "pro-life"

[Bill Mullins]

>  I believe that in the 1969 Cleveland Plain Dealer citation, "pro-life" does not have the specific
>  meaning of "anti-abortion," rather it refers to opposition to birth control or to adherence to a
>  broad Catholic agenda on sexuality.
>
>  Fred Shapiro

Perhaps.  But even so, I think this Catholic-specific meaning was important in the growth of the anti-abortion meaning, and should possibly be considered as a [bracketed] cite, and is worth documenting.

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