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Excellent post- thank you. So disheartening how many Dems waffle on this. bettyellen Apr 2015 #1
I do, too, betty. PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #2
K&R. So frustrating we have to keep having this conversation. Brickbat Apr 2015 #3
I wish we'd focus more on this as a party. Our collective complacency feeds the movement to restrict PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #8
Excellent OP ismnotwasm Apr 2015 #4
You had me at #1. Zorra Apr 2015 #5
Rec! progressoid Apr 2015 #6
Excellent article. K&R cyberswede Apr 2015 #7
Applauding Novara Apr 2015 #9
Amen. And it is a timely article given some recent conversations here on DU. PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #10
Absolutely Novara Apr 2015 #15
Saying "Abortion should be rare" is like saying "Root canal should be rare". eggplant Apr 2015 #49
GOOD one. We just absolutely have to STOP using the enemy's memes and messaging and framings. calimary Apr 2015 #81
condoms are much cheaper nt arely staircase Apr 2015 #11
7. I’m pro-abortion because contraceptives are imperfect, and people are too. PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #14
I am pro condom because it is even more empowering arely staircase Apr 2015 #16
I, too am 100% pro-condom! But since 1 in 6 result in pregnancy, also pro-abortion. PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #17
can't trust birth control, huh? arely staircase Apr 2015 #21
Um... in factual data perhaps? Are you claiming it's 100% effective? PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #25
strawman nt arely staircase Apr 2015 #84
It was a bit of a rhetorical question. We both know for a fact that it is not. PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #85
WTF? Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #126
There are only two ways a woman capable of enlightenment Apr 2015 #20
you sound lile an abstinance only text nt arely staircase Apr 2015 #24
Again, are you claiming that BC is 100% effective? PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #26
And you make no sense at all. nt enlightenment Apr 2015 #30
One more way that's 100% effective Buzz cook Apr 2015 #129
I am also pro-condom, but condoms can fail. There HAS to be a variety of options. calimary Apr 2015 #80
typically 86 out of 100 women will get pregnant using male condoms over 10 years nashville_brook Apr 2015 #27
Thank you for your drive-by, meaningless comment. n/t eggplant Apr 2015 #43
arely started a competing thread on the topic. PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #55
...and another one cyberswede Apr 2015 #88
I can't even. PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #91
And another 'I'm not pro-abortion' thread: beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #120
Sigh. As the poets Anthrax would say, "Talking to some is like clapping with one hand" PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #121
Didn't there used to be a jerk-off smilie? beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #122
I got pregnant using a diaphragm. Starry Messenger Apr 2015 #56
Dude - they BREAK on occasion! I know, as it's happened to me! bullwinkle428 Apr 2015 #110
Highly recommend. n/t Jefferson23 Apr 2015 #12
All true, well reasoned, and yet probably too complicated HereSince1628 Apr 2015 #13
Great Post n/t indivisibleman Apr 2015 #18
Yes. "Pro-abortion," please. It's well past time. DirkGently Apr 2015 #19
We have wait time and parental notification laws here in WI. PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #22
+100000 nashville_brook Apr 2015 #28
? fabulous op cali Apr 2015 #23
Well said. enlightenment Apr 2015 #29
We need to keep saying it. Over and over. PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #31
Indeed. enlightenment Apr 2015 #44
Thundering applause. PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #45
Thank you, PeaceNikki. enlightenment Apr 2015 #48
BINGO!!! n/t broadcaster75201 Apr 2015 #32
I've never been reticent about saying that abortion is a positive thing. That's why Nay Apr 2015 #33
Me, too. PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #34
I doubt she means it. She wants to be elected. roody Apr 2015 #50
Saying abortion should be rare is not saying choosing abortion is bad. SunSeeker Apr 2015 #53
Not to disrespect you, but I would say I am not pro-abortion. marym625 Apr 2015 #35
Anti-Abortion rebuttal lobodons Apr 2015 #36
That's not a rebuttal, that's a childish reply unworthy of further discussion. PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #37
that's some offensive BS...did you think women aren't aware of what idiots think? nashville_brook Apr 2015 #64
this radical feminist believes abortion unique and ends a life, and that mothers get to make that choice zazen Apr 2015 #38
oh, ffs."Life begins at conception"? PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #39
a "person is as a person does?" then many disabled/elderly don't qualify as persons zazen Apr 2015 #77
Yeah, admittedly I am a bit defensive on the issue because of the sweeping legislation restricting PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #83
Could we be "Pro-Access?" Because choice isn't enough if you can't get one. zazen Apr 2015 #82
A life, but not a person. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2015 #94
An eloquent and rational... 3catwoman3 Apr 2015 #40
The right to abortion is meaningless without the means to get one. Please give generously. eggplant Apr 2015 #41
Thank you for the link. You're 100% correct. PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #42
I used to give to Planned Parenthood, but I've shifted my donations to local Abortion Funds. eggplant Apr 2015 #47
"Was" great for providing low-cost healthcare to women... Texas has decimated them ScreamingMeemie Apr 2015 #57
Good for you! eggplant Apr 2015 #75
K&R!!!!!!!! Solly Mack Apr 2015 #46
I am pro anything that means freedom and empowerment ... ananda Apr 2015 #51
exactly, K/R bonzotex Apr 2015 #52
Agreed. K&R Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2015 #54
This is why I think "rare" is important... Ino Apr 2015 #58
Um... By definition is is "birth control". It controls birth. PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #59
Oh, I am so wrong. Ino Apr 2015 #105
Childbirth is *far* more invasive. eggplant Apr 2015 #101
Did you read my post? Ino Apr 2015 #106
k and r + a gazillion. thank you for sharing this excellent article. niyad Apr 2015 #60
Pro-abortion, yep that'll help the cause. A Simple Game Apr 2015 #61
Your concern has been noted. PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #62
The demographics are there already Novara Apr 2015 #65
I suspect the poster to whom you replied is not among them PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #68
You are perfectly right about the you and us. I am not behind you and neither is or will be A Simple Game Apr 2015 #73
So you want to further restrict or outlaw abortions? PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #76
Do you even know what pro choice means? A Simple Game Apr 2015 #92
You said, "I am anti-abortion..." PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #93
You are equating abortion with choice, that is not a true equation. A Simple Game Apr 2015 #107
Abortion is an important part of choice. If you support choice, you support abortion. PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #112
Whether I choose an abortion, or you choose an abortion, or the woman down the street chooses an A Simple Game Apr 2015 #117
I don't think I have the right to control women, that's why I am pro-choice. A Simple Game Apr 2015 #99
That's what we call "soft support" and it leads to complacency while access is being restricted. PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #100
The majority are already behind her! I am surprised that you did not know that. Rex Apr 2015 #70
Please provide a link, I can find no poll that shows a majority are pro-abortion. A Simple Game Apr 2015 #96
. Rex Apr 2015 #98
I see nothing on that site that confirms what you are claiming. A Simple Game Apr 2015 #102
Sorry but you cannot deny the facts on that page just to fit your agenda. Rex Apr 2015 #103
Ok, it's a long page maybe I missed it. Please tell me about where on the A Simple Game Apr 2015 #104
Self-determination used to be a hall-mark of the U.S. Lars39 Apr 2015 #78
i am WAY pro-abortion. we need to control population! i am pro darwin. pansypoo53219 Apr 2015 #63
+1000 smirkymonkey Apr 2015 #66
I don't see how you can be one, without the other. Rex Apr 2015 #67
Me, neither, Rex. PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #69
Great thread PeaceNikki! Rex Apr 2015 #72
Actually, there is such a thing as forced abortion. rgbecker Apr 2015 #86
Good point, Hillary Clinton noted that in her hearing on this: joshcryer Apr 2015 #132
I see it the same way. joshcryer Apr 2015 #131
Thanks for a great post!! hifiguy Apr 2015 #71
Pro abortion as much I am pro heart bypass surgery alphafemale Apr 2015 #74
Excellent post! If the right wing had their way, the Duggars would be all of us. Rozlee Apr 2015 #79
If the Duggars had their way, the Duggars would be all of us. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #109
Big Rec BrotherIvan Apr 2015 #87
Thank you. Six out of ten abortions are performed on women who are already mothers. PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #90
Great post, I agree. Bluenorthwest Apr 2015 #89
Too early pregancies and life's journey yellowwoodII Apr 2015 #95
What the fuck just happened? beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #97
I am ANTI-Abortion, but firmly Pro-Choice. bvar22 Apr 2015 #108
This gets a BIG recommendation from me! me b zola Apr 2015 #111
I agree. I tell people I'm pro-abortion, too. Abortion is a remedy, not a fuckin' sin. nt valerief Apr 2015 #113
Amen. PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #116
Pro-Condom Nictuku Apr 2015 #114
I, too am 100% pro-condom! But since 1 in 6 result in pregnancy, also pro-abortion. PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #115
I hate it when people say, " no one is pro abortion!" Lunabell Apr 2015 #118
i'm pro any medical procedure that your doctor and you decide upon spanone Apr 2015 #119
I don't need to be pro-abortion ibegurpard Apr 2015 #123
I am pro-abortion, but sometimes feel like I am also saying-- eridani Apr 2015 #124
That's a ridiculous framing. I never feel that way. PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #125
I have never felt that way... this is how I feel: It should be a widely shared option ScreamingMeemie Apr 2015 #127
she speaks for me too.couldn't agree more. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #128
I'm pro-vasectomy. joshcryer Apr 2015 #130
+1 !!! In_The_Wind Apr 2015 #135
Snip 'em all!! PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #136
Kick. Scuba Apr 2015 #133
kick nashville_brook Apr 2015 #134
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