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In reply to the discussion: I am pro-abortion, not just pro-choice: 10 reasons why we must support the procedure and the choice [View all]REP
(21,691 posts)49. Giving birth is far more stressful, painful and takes far longer to recover from.
And there can be severe complications, like death.
It's not for everyone. But you don't hear women being warned about the grave dangers of pregnancy and childbirth and being cautioned against it all the time.
Abortion is a very safe procedure, especially when performed early in the pregnancy, as the vast majority of abortions are. Far, far safer than carrying a pregnancy to term and childbirth.
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I am pro-abortion, not just pro-choice: 10 reasons why we must support the procedure and the choice [View all]
PeaceNikki
Nov 2015
OP
You clearly didn't read anything beyond the headline. And even struggled getting through that.
PeaceNikki
Nov 2015
#4
But you added the snotty, "Why not let the woman make her own decision?" question
PeaceNikki
Nov 2015
#7
Do you think Hillary and Bernie should start calling themselves "pro-abortion"
Nye Bevan
Nov 2015
#11
Who the fuck were you asking this question to: "Why not let the woman make her own decision?"
PeaceNikki
Nov 2015
#16
Pro-choice is all inclusive, imho... because, in the end, it IS the woman's choice
secondwind
Nov 2015
#44
You are trying to attribute something to me that I don't and will never have.
A Simple Game
Nov 2015
#105
Becuse it's a stupid, asinine question that it totally irrelevant to the point of the OP.
cleanhippie
Nov 2015
#115
Yes, because that's what we're doing, "pressuring" women to get abortions.
beam me up scottie
Nov 2015
#78
The only way a woman has ever had that decision made for her is when she is NOT allowed to have
cui bono
Nov 2015
#87
Point taken. However, that does not negate abortion being a positive thing to have available
cui bono
Nov 2015
#93
You believe a father should not have custody unless the mother is abusive?
missingthebigdog
Nov 2015
#102
As I said, I was quite ILL for several years. I was in and out of the hospital and ER.
Manifestor_of_Light
Nov 2015
#132
+1. I've never understood why vasectomies are not required to be covered under the ACA,
Nye Bevan
Nov 2015
#79
People who call themselves supporters of abortion rights fall into this trap, too.
PeaceNikki
Nov 2015
#20
Losing her first child to adoption may have been part of the reason for her mental health problems.
StevieM
Nov 2015
#58
A woman came in for her third abortion in 1 year. In talking with her, it came out that she was in a
uppityperson
Nov 2015
#60
My pleasure and I agree, it's a beautiful piece and every single point sound and important.
PeaceNikki
Nov 2015
#27
I too wish more would read the whole piece, it's not that long. The writer's points are important.
chowder66
Nov 2015
#62
Sime of the analogies used are not comparable, but most important not one word is mentioned about
still_one
Nov 2015
#26
I only read the OP, and didn't select the link within the OP. I will do so now. Thanks
still_one
Nov 2015
#37
Well, contraception was implied in that in the "when all else fails" portion.
PeaceNikki
Nov 2015
#39
I agree, they are different tools, but abortion could be avoided in many cases if proper
still_one
Nov 2015
#38
7. I’m pro-abortion because contraceptives are imperfect, and people are too.
PeaceNikki
Nov 2015
#42
I have always been pro-choice. I am a guy so it is none of my business what a woman wants to do
still_one
Nov 2015
#43
Yes, there are always exception. When the pill is used correctly it is 99% effective. Condoms when
still_one
Nov 2015
#83
In the real world, 1 in 11 women relying on the Pill gets pregnant each year.
PeaceNikki
Nov 2015
#84
I never said I was against abortion or access to abortion. The only thing I said was that it
still_one
Nov 2015
#95
Thanks to posts like yours, I've come to realize that I'm pro-abortion AND pro-choice.
BlueCaliDem
Nov 2015
#30
Unwanted children have a very difficult life especially if they are raised by the mothers who did
Dont call me Shirley
Nov 2015
#32
It's true. It's cruel for the child, the parent and many other family members.
PeaceNikki
Nov 2015
#33
It is very cruel to the unwanted child and to the mother of that child. It's a drain on society. This
Dont call me Shirley
Nov 2015
#55
They interject with reproductive freedom because of the core tenants on Christianity include a woman
PeaceNikki
Nov 2015
#69
“Whatever is my right as a man is also the right of another; and it becomes my duty to guarantee as
Tierra_y_Libertad
Nov 2015
#72
It's a medical decision. People should involve who they want to in their medical decisions.
PeaceNikki
Nov 2015
#77
If you're really pro choice, you are, too. You're just too scared to say the words.
PeaceNikki
Nov 2015
#109
Also, no, my goal is not to reduce abortions. Absolutely not. I don't want it "rarer".
PeaceNikki
Nov 2015
#110
Yep, and almost nobody on this thread would loudly proclaim in public that they are "pro-abortion",
Nye Bevan
Nov 2015
#113
Obama is responsible for removing that phrase from the party platform in 2008.
PeaceNikki
Nov 2015
#116
"Obama Uses "Safe, Legal and Rare" Term in Answering Question on Abortion" (2010)
Nye Bevan
Nov 2015
#121
Yeah, and you know my feelings on that. But it *was* removed from the party platform. Progress!
PeaceNikki
Nov 2015
#123
You, as a private individual can take this position, but for a politician, it would be disastrous
karynnj
Nov 2015
#117
The onslaught of bullshit starting with the "Pro-choice is fine with me" wisecrack...
SpankMe
Nov 2015
#119