Culture Speech

Topic: Breaking the stereotypes of pro-choice supporters

Thesis: Those who disagree with pro-choice beliefs stereotype pro-choice supporters in
many ways by assuming what they believe and why they believe it, when they think
human life begins, and what type of people they are.
I. Introduction
A. Main Points
1. Pro-choice supporters believe it is a womans right to choose what she does with
her body.
2. Pro-choice supporters do not believe human life begins at conception.
B. Completed Introduction
Pro-choice supporters have only one goal, to defend womens rights to make their own
choice with their body. Abortion has always been a controversial topic and often times
leads into a heated debate between pro-choice and pro-life supporters. Those who
disagree with pro-choice belief stereotype pro-choice supporters in many ways by
assuming what they believe and why they believe it, when they think human life begins,
and what type of people they are.
Transition: So what exactly do pro-choice supporters believe?
II. First Point: Pro-choice supporters believe it is a womans right to choose what she
does
A. Pro-choice advocates have one goal in mind, to defend womens right to make
their own choice with their body.
a. Many see abortion as unmoral.
b. The goal made public by Naral Pro-Choice America is to protect and
expand reproductive freedom.
c. Supporters believe no one should have the right to tell a woman that it is
her responsibility to have a baby.
B. Pro-choice is more than just abortion.
a. Although pro-choice is commonly associated with the right to have an
abortion, supporters advocate for much more.
b. They advocates for birth control, access to contraceptives, and sex
education in schools.
Transition: I like many others not in the pro-choice culture, do not know exactly what
they believe.

III. Second Point: Pro-choice supporters do not believe life begins at conception.
A. Pro-choice supporters believe life begins at the point in the second trimester
when the babys heart and lungs are formed.
a. One of my interviewees told me a stereotype she is often portrayed as not
valuing human life.
b. You cannot value human life if you do not believe it is a human yet.
IV. Completed Conclusion
Those who are not apart of the pro-choice community stereotype pro-choice
supporters. The pro-choice culture can be seen as unmoral, un-Christian, and many do not
understand what they believe and why they believe it. Pro-choice advocates for women to
have the right to decide what she wants to do with her body, no one should have the right
to make decisions for her. Many Christian groups have been classifying themselves as
pro-choice and supporting women while making this decision. The pro-choice
community continues to advocate for abortion, contraception, birth control, and sex
education.