text: a woman who had an abortion in their past but is now pro-life...why do so-called "pro-choice" people feel justified in calling her a hypocrite?  what about a former smoker who quit and lost a lung and who now lobbies against the tobacco industry and has devoted their life to educating people about the dangers of smoking? would any of you people call that person a hypocrite?  what about an alcoholic who had to have a liver transplant and lost his family because of alcohol and now is the leader of an aa group? would any of you people call that person a hypocrite?  smoking is legal. alcohol is legal. abortion is legal. but the fact that these things are legal makes none of them wise, healthy, or moral. they are all things that have the power to destroy lives. they are all things that are destructive to families. they are all things that cause damage to physical and emotional health down the road. they are all things that the abusers do with "their own bodies".  why is only the pro-life woman who has had an abortion in her past called a hypocrite? i would not justify calling her a hypocrite. the only way she would be a hypocrite is if she was againts abortion, but having abortions of her own. it goes for smoking or drinking. their is nothing wrong with her educating the public about her expierence. an example of this would be a person that smokes and tells another person that he/she shouldn't smoke. that person would be called a hypocrite. if the person quit for good then she would not be a hypocrite becouse she/he doesn't do it anymore.