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In reply to the discussion: Did I just watch Clinton hesitate on a woman's right to choose? [View all]morningfog
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Did I just watch Clinton hesitate on a woman's right to choose? [View all]
Barack_America
Mar 2016
OP
Oh really. Which candidate would be "fine" with a late-term abortion ban?
Barack_America
Mar 2016
#3
If she believed in legislating choice. She is NOT as pro-choice as she could be.
Barack_America
Mar 2016
#15
Hillary Clinton: I Could Compromise on Abortion If It Included Exceptions For Mother's Health
eridani
Mar 2016
#294
It doesn't matter who agrees, people/government need to keep their noses out of other womens uteri
notadmblnd
Mar 2016
#54
He never opposed marriage equality, he said it was too soon for legislation in Vermont.
beam me up scottie
Mar 2016
#164
Well said! It's not even up for debate, her own words prove she's not 100% pro-choice.
beam me up scottie
Mar 2016
#136
Because it's what she believes. And there was no one to the Left of her...
Barack_America
Mar 2016
#218
Are you serious? Women don't have third trimester abortions because they're irresponsible.
beam me up scottie
Mar 2016
#184
The link cites stories from women who didn't find out about their fetuses until late into their 2nd
beam me up scottie
Mar 2016
#192
The TITLE of the article is "Late Abortions: Facts, STORIES, and Ways to Help"
beam me up scottie
Mar 2016
#210
I want a fighter who gets pissed at injustices, not one who smiles while they compromise.
beam me up scottie
Mar 2016
#211
And what does it mean when it's accompanied by opposition to civil rights?
beam me up scottie
Mar 2016
#219
Wow, I thought it was written right now. What a truth to that lasts the decades!
Cavallo
Mar 2016
#286
"How irresponsible are you only to figure that out at 32 weeks?" You are clueless, truly clueless.
HERVEPA
Mar 2016
#193
Yup. All her posts are pretty clueless. As a volunteer PP escort for 25 years, I'm pretty well
HERVEPA
Mar 2016
#224
This post survived a jury 3-4. What a shame, it should have been a 7-0 hide.
JonLeibowitz
Mar 2016
#238
I can assure you they are not the norm, DU is usually fiercely pro-choice.
beam me up scottie
Mar 2016
#275
If Bernie Sanders made an exactly identical statement you guys would completely LOSE YOUR SHIT
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2016
#147
LOL, you nailed it. Hillary makes decisions on polling numbers. Wow, you get it yet? nt
Logical
Mar 2016
#32
Being 100% pro-choice makes us "diehard extremists" and "out of step"?
beam me up scottie
Mar 2016
#34
I almost died from a botched abortion, why don't you tell me more about my "privileged life"?
beam me up scottie
Mar 2016
#52
How am I privileged? How was I privileged when I almost died from an abortion?
beam me up scottie
Mar 2016
#62
She must be if she thinks abortion rights should be decided by the majority.
beam me up scottie
Mar 2016
#160
Thank you. No woman is "privileged" when it comes to reproductive rights.
beam me up scottie
Mar 2016
#90
Because that "man" (oh the horror) has ALWAYS been 100% pro-choice.
beam me up scottie
Mar 2016
#112
Lgbt rights? Did you forget Hillary was also adamantly opposed to marriage equality?
beam me up scottie
Mar 2016
#122
No, he didn't oppose marriage equality, if you were really there you would know the facts.
beam me up scottie
Mar 2016
#133
Wrong, I'm from Vermont so I really was there, I don't rely on people who support Hillary for facts.
beam me up scottie
Mar 2016
#148
Who the hell is "ultra white privileged" here? I work a blue collar job and drive a 21 year old car.
beam me up scottie
Mar 2016
#176
Will you stop telling me what I have in my closet? Who do you think you are?
beam me up scottie
Mar 2016
#195
Except I never made any claims about your life, I don't care what you wear.
beam me up scottie
Mar 2016
#200
Where did I say anything about your life? I don't know anything about you.
beam me up scottie
Mar 2016
#206
What's in your closet? Let's ask MaggieD!!! Here is from her very own journal....
Bluenorthwest
Mar 2016
#306
The one demographic HRC has solidly won in all contests is those earning more than $100K
eridani
Mar 2016
#295
Because a man with a perfect rating from NARAL since 1991 won't do the right thing?
merrily
Mar 2016
#115
You didn't answer my question. Instead you pulled a lot of nonsense out of your ear.
merrily
Mar 2016
#182
Your entire Reply 132 to me was pullled out of your ear. So is your Reply 185 to me.
merrily
Mar 2016
#190
If you want to talk about privilege, let's talk about a person who can rake in 30 million dollars in
AtheistCrusader
Mar 2016
#118
No, just those who are uptight and to the right. I know one gay woman for Hillary, that's it.
Bluenorthwest
Mar 2016
#181
Last year at this time DU feminists would have been all OVER someone who said those things.
beam me up scottie
Mar 2016
#262
What about severe fetal abnormalities that aren't discovered until the third trimester?
beam me up scottie
Mar 2016
#188
Please don't church 'splain to me why I should have to carry a severely deformed fetus to term.
beam me up scottie
Mar 2016
#168
And Camp Weathervane has to blow however the wind blows. Even if that means turning a woman's own
mhatrw
Mar 2016
#314
Taking to account the life and health of the woman means it is between her and her doctor.
bettyellen
Mar 2016
#66
Hillary is a Methodist. The Methodist church supports a woman's right to choose but mostly
JDPriestly
Mar 2016
#137
If I had to guess...I'd say it's a money issue. There's a lot more money in delivery than abortion.
Bubzer
Mar 2016
#46
Certainly not. What DOES surprise me is how bad she's let her surogates get toward progressives.
Bubzer
Mar 2016
#61
Damn, this thread is golden for Hillary supporter memes getting bashed to pieces....
JonLeibowitz
Mar 2016
#235
well, keep in mind-- she has to consider all the different political implications
Fast Walker 52
Mar 2016
#131
She's said before that she wants abortions 'safe, legal, and "rare"...'
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Mar 2016
#11
Thank you! It all boils down to one thing - it is not the government's business!
jillan
Mar 2016
#37
No kidding, women don't get late term abortions unless there's something terribly wrong.
beam me up scottie
Mar 2016
#29
No you don't. NARAL and PP do not believe women's rights are decided by popular opinion
Scootaloo
Mar 2016
#156
Yes, that's another thing, the right wing dog whistle term she used.
beam me up scottie
Mar 2016
#75
The denial in this thread is illuminating from her supporters. Nice of Hillary to support
Jefferson23
Mar 2016
#27
I know Roe does not ban them - otherwise these women would not have been able to have them
dflprincess
Mar 2016
#154
Yes. Ro v Wase is the law. So why is she aaying she'd go along with a CONSTITUTIONAL
eridani
Mar 2016
#296
Sanders should definitely go after her on women's issues and reproductive rights!
Bleacher Creature
Mar 2016
#63
Well, 1st, she had already evolved several weeks ago to being open to certain late-term procedure
Kip Humphrey
Mar 2016
#64
I bet she's damn glad they didn't ask about the Death Penalty isn't she...
cherokeeprogressive
Mar 2016
#84
Denying she hasn't evolved AGAIN since her 2008 RARE abortion position is absurd.
Jefferson23
Mar 2016
#89
She said flat out that she would consider negotating a constitutional amendment about choice.
merrily
Mar 2016
#103
Yes, she said she would compromise with republicans so long as they made consessions
onecaliberal
Mar 2016
#108
Except she's NOT or she wouldn't support a ban on late term abortions.
beam me up scottie
Mar 2016
#237
Hillary holds nothing so dear that it can't be dealt away. It's the Clinton Way.
Zen Democrat
Mar 2016
#135
Maybe Hillary has a problem with an abortion a week or two before the baby is born.
kstewart33
Mar 2016
#207
Frightening to see her go even further right even before the GE. Can you imagine the
liberal_at_heart
Mar 2016
#215
I'll have to check with the polls and focus groups before I can give you an answer on that. n/t
mikehiggins
Mar 2016
#288
Democrats have negotiated on every Democratic Platform from war to education to
liberal_at_heart
Mar 2016
#302