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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]cui bono
(19,926 posts)93. Point taken. However, that does not negate abortion being a positive thing to have available
as an option for women. Hence it is a good thing to be pro-abortion, since again, it saves lives in many ways.
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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