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K&R...... Lovie777 Jan 2023 #1
I could not agree more. hlthe2b Jan 2023 #2
The issue has always been about CONTROL. ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2023 #3
+++ Diamond_Dog Jan 2023 #8
It's not just control, they don't wanna have to compete with us for jobs and pay raises Walleye Jan 2023 #12
AMEN!!! demigoddess Jan 2023 #47
Very true Rebl2 Jan 2023 #14
GOP leadership doesn't give a rat's behind about any their issues. Irish_Dem Jan 2023 #4
Of course it isn't. If it was really about the babies they'd care what happened to them Ocelot II Jan 2023 #5
That's what I think, too Deuxcents Jan 2023 #26
I am in agreement about the "reason ".. essaynnc Jan 2023 #6
This. rubbersole Jan 2023 #7
+1 2naSalit Jan 2023 #60
Man created God in his image to control woman. CrispyQ Jan 2023 #9
☝️Exactly Walleye Jan 2023 #13
It seems to me in Gensis Stargazer99 Jan 2023 #19
Yes.There are actually two conflicting creation stories Silver Gaia Jan 2023 #59
bingo. barbtries Jan 2023 #22
+1 2naSalit Jan 2023 #61
You're only half right - harumph Jan 2023 #10
re:"more about boosting white babies, preferably born into southern religious evangelical culture" thesquanderer Jan 2023 #17
Exactly, more needing jobs to survive-cheaper labor Stargazer99 Jan 2023 #20
and THAT is one of the main goals - cheap and abundant labor rurallib Jan 2023 #32
I agree about boosting more white babies - but.... dem in texas Jan 2023 #54
Bingo! Marcuse Jan 2023 #55
This is EXACTLY what it's all about. Jerry Falwell and others.... A HERETIC I AM Jan 2023 #56
They are all reactionaries. raging moderate Jan 2023 #11
It's about remaking society so that women are just baby making machines. lark Jan 2023 #15
It is, and always has been, about control. About their "property". How dare women niyad Jan 2023 #16
I think it's a mix. I think there are some for whom it genuinely is about saving babies, too. n/t thesquanderer Jan 2023 #18
then they better put their money where their mouth is Stargazer99 Jan 2023 #21
For the real leaders of the anti-abortion movement saving babies is very low on the list rurallib Jan 2023 #33
Yes, more the followers than leaders.Prob the only leader who's in it for saving babies is the Pope. thesquanderer Jan 2023 #36
If it were about saving babies randr Jan 2023 #23
If you don't mind, I think the real reason is even beyond that. Pobeka Jan 2023 #24
It's about gettin votes from people who think it's about saving babies. Iggo Jan 2023 #25
Talibananafication. moondust Jan 2023 #27
statement is very true, republianmushroom Jan 2023 #28
You are spot on! geardaddy Jan 2023 #29
Yep... Pregnancy Was Punishment For Being A "Loose" Woman GGoss Jan 2023 #30
. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2023 #31
THIS ... KPN Jan 2023 #34
Nailed it maxrandb Jan 2023 #35
Women and men have similar overall views on abortion. BlueCheeseAgain Jan 2023 #37
Changing the Way Abortion is Discussed IroningBored Jan 2023 #38
A lot of harm implied in your provisions. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2023 #42
Totally agree. nt Atticus Jan 2023 #44
I wouldn't disagree modrepub Jan 2023 #39
The best sign I've seen read "If you cut off my reproductive choices, can I cut off yours?" OMGWTF Jan 2023 #40
I think the answer is "mixed" Dirty Socialist Jan 2023 #41
There are plenty of useful idiots protesting outside of clinics who believe that their presence on WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2023 #43
I think it's about donation$ /nt IcyPeas Jan 2023 #45
"Pro-life" was always a monstrous lie Hekate Jan 2023 #46
The ultra-wealthy one-per-centers aren't very religious FakeNoose Jan 2023 #48
The real "big lie" housecat Jan 2023 #49
Half true. dupagelib Jan 2023 #50
How to reduce abortions Lem1951 Jan 2023 #51
This message was self-deleted by its author Nululu Jan 2023 #52
Slavery and killing women Nululu Jan 2023 #53
I remember that slogan. calimary Jan 2023 #57
The bare bones bottom line: MOMFUDSKI Jan 2023 #58
I'm pretty busy trying to think up a new way.... jaxexpat Jan 2023 #62
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