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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 12:43 PM Original message |
Why do some men care so much about abortion? |
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alsame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
1. It's about controlling women. n/t |
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Maccagirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 12:46 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. There's your answer |
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Ohio Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 12:47 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Exactly - nt |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 12:48 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. BINGO |
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Caliman73 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 01:02 PM Response to Reply #1 |
26. Pretty much |
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DCKit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 01:03 PM Response to Reply #1 |
27. Score. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 01:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
31. Two-Four-Six-Eight-WE'RE the ones who ov-u-late! REPEAT as often as necessary. nt |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 01:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
36. Ditto it's all about control |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 01:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
41. Yes, it's all about keeping women subservient. n/t |
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dem629 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 01:47 PM Response to Reply #1 |
43. Why would all these women want to control women? |
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Dogtown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 02:48 PM Response to Reply #43 |
60. Crazy? |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 07:04 AM Response to Reply #43 |
77. a control freak is a control freak. n/t |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 10:05 PM Response to Reply #43 |
136. Why would all those conservative women want to bank birth control? |
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dem629 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 07:56 PM Response to Reply #136 |
177. Clearly women want to control women. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 06:46 AM Response to Reply #43 |
192. To please their men-folk. |
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dem629 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 08:21 AM Response to Reply #192 |
195. LOL. Good one. |
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SteelPenguin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 07:06 AM Response to Reply #1 |
78. Incorrect |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 12:42 PM Response to Reply #1 |
90. It's also proxy castration fear. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 10:06 PM Response to Reply #90 |
137. Abortion is an eraser . . .. |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 12:21 AM Response to Reply #90 |
186. So, if we accept that theory, is abortion then an attempt to control/castrate men? |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 06:43 AM Response to Reply #186 |
190. I doubt that there are many abortions done out of spite. n/t |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 02:46 PM Response to Reply #1 |
105. Exactly. With a side order of "getting to feel piously |
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Stellabella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 03:51 PM Response to Reply #1 |
119. Ding ding ding ding ding! |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 03:41 PM Response to Reply #1 |
161. I think the encompassing issue is control itself -- selective control. |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 09:17 PM Response to Reply #1 |
180. Yes, but it's also about controlling poor people. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
2. They hate women |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
4. It's like women supporting the military draft. They just don't have the creds to do so. nt |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 12:47 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. They can only have the cred if they advocate a truly universal draft, |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 12:54 PM Response to Reply #7 |
15. that is the only true fair way to do it. isn't it discrimination to force men to sign up for the |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 12:59 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. Unfair. Especially when women are more than half of medical doctors and have skills.... |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 01:04 PM Response to Reply #15 |
30. It's "Congressionally mandated" unfairness. There's a lot of that still on the books. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 12:59 PM Response to Reply #7 |
20. Correctamundo. nt |
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unapatriciated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 11:26 AM Response to Reply #4 |
156. I understand women protesting the draft.... |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
5. They harbor a secret fear that if their mamas had possessed an idea what vicious little |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
8. Same reason some here care so much about what the woman with the 14 babies did in her body |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 06:47 AM Response to Reply #8 |
193. Not the same. She brought all those children into poverty, and hoped to score big. |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
10. How dare a woman |
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MajorChode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
11. I don't think you HAVE to be a woman in order to have a relevant opinion on abortion |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 12:58 PM Response to Reply #11 |
19. Great post! n/t |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
12. it has to do with control. see, the egg is always there. it takes the men to |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
13. These same wankers think nothing of wasting their precious |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
14. Yes, I heard him and I don't know what their motives are. I don't have any |
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Journeyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
16. Old cartoon I remember from the '70s. . . |
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ellie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
17. Control |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
18. Some favor freedom and choice. Some are all about controlling the collective uterus |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
21. It's all about male dominance. Name one female leader of a 'pro-life' group. |
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get the red out (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 01:38 PM Response to Reply #21 |
35. Every sperm is sacred |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 03:43 PM Response to Reply #35 |
162. Every sperm tastes like chicken too |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 01:42 PM Response to Reply #21 |
37. Judie Brown, for one... |
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dem629 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 01:44 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. And FFLA president Serrin Foster. |
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IntravenousDemilo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
23. Since I'll never have to carry a baby inside me, my male opinion on abortion is irrelevant, |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 01:45 PM Response to Reply #23 |
42. It's the way I feel. Men really shouldn't have a say. With regard to circumcision, I remember when |
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IntravenousDemilo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 03:59 PM Response to Reply #42 |
61. My position on circumcision is that the decision should be the left to the child... |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 04:36 PM Response to Reply #61 |
64. Unfortunately, it's not realistic to think that it should ever be done to an older male. |
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IntravenousDemilo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 04:58 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. Exactly why it should be left to the penis possessor. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 06:59 PM Response to Reply #65 |
70. Well, I would agree in many instances but surely you know that you can't |
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IntravenousDemilo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 09:15 PM Response to Reply #70 |
73. No, I realize that to knock that wall down would take an earthquake, or another Joshua. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 06:55 AM Response to Reply #73 |
75. I know that my husband converted to Judaism many years ago and the fact |
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JackDragna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 07:56 PM Response to Reply #23 |
176. Men, however, are involved in the procreative process.. |
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IntravenousDemilo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
24. Delete |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
25. Authoritarian personality disorder, that en masse can pass for normal/"traditional" |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
28. I care a great deal about abortion... |
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Lance_Boyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
29. abortion as a political issue, or as a personal issue? |
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moez (638 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
32. Do I have to be a soldier to be against the war? |
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Withywindle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
33. Major empathy FAIL. |
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amitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
34. It's a moral issue, and everyone has opinions on morals. n/t |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 01:42 PM Response to Reply #34 |
231. abortion is not a moral issue, it is a medical procedure n/t |
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dem629 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
38. Why does gender matter? |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 01:47 PM Response to Reply #38 |
44. Because it's the woman who carries the child and *the one* responsible for their care after birth. |
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dem629 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 01:48 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. So pro-choice men should be silent? |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 01:50 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. No, they should INDIVIDUALLY choose mates who are also pro-choice. |
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dem629 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 01:51 PM Response to Reply #47 |
50. I'm not clear on your position. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 01:56 PM Response to Reply #50 |
53. No, it's not an all or nothing argument. However, the decision of the individual woman is |
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dem629 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 01:57 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. I agree that a man's genetic contribution shouldn't give him rights nor should it bind him to the |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 02:01 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. Of course I do value men's opinions. It's only when the sense of CONTROL enters the equation |
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dem629 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 02:03 PM Original message |
Okay. I just wanted to be clear. |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
95. And none of these women |
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dem629 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 07:30 PM Response to Reply #95 |
243. And you have proof of this motive? |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 02:06 PM Response to Reply #55 |
59. You see, I DO think that a child has rights to the people who created him/her. |
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IntravenousDemilo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 04:08 PM Response to Reply #45 |
62. We men possess the right to have opinions on abortion, as well as a right to air said views... |
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moez (638 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 10:26 AM Response to Reply #62 |
84. in other words... |
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IntravenousDemilo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 01:29 PM Response to Reply #84 |
93. Essentially. Nobody really wants to hear from my testicles except my boyfriend. n/m |
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dem629 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 03:53 PM Response to Reply #62 |
120. And you are of course free to do that. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 10:52 AM Response to Reply #45 |
88. They're not silent in anything else. |
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dem629 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 03:53 PM Response to Reply #88 |
121. Sexist. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 05:18 PM Response to Reply #121 |
123. About what happens to MY body? |
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dem629 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 07:55 PM Response to Reply #123 |
175. You can call me delusional if it makes you feel better. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 10:01 PM Response to Reply #175 |
185. Typical MCP |
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dem629 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 08:20 AM Response to Reply #185 |
194. Just as I thought. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 09:58 AM Response to Reply #194 |
197. Why are you even on this forum? |
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liquid diamond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 10:12 PM Response to Reply #197 |
206. You're way out of line |
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dem629 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 09:44 AM Response to Reply #206 |
223. She has no logical argument. That's why the hysterical responses set in so quickly. |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 01:30 PM Response to Reply #206 |
229. just playing devil's advocate for a minute.... |
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Tartiflette (120 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 02:17 PM Response to Reply #229 |
234. If a man does not express his opinion... |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 03:15 PM Response to Reply #234 |
238. why does the woman need to be certain what his feelings are? |
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Tartiflette (120 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 03:36 PM Response to Reply #238 |
241. Is that a reasonable question? |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 08:57 PM Response to Reply #241 |
247. it's a perfectly reasonable question |
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rebecca_herman (494 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 11:37 PM Response to Reply #247 |
251. and on the flip side |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-28-09 10:31 AM Response to Reply #251 |
260. "if we have a man who would not want to stay in a relationship with a woman if she aborts," |
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Tartiflette (120 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-28-09 12:45 AM Response to Reply #247 |
252. You are misrepresenting my position |
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liquid diamond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 10:02 PM Response to Reply #229 |
248. I don’t like your attitude on this subject, |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-28-09 10:24 AM Response to Reply #248 |
259. i never said a woman should or should not WANT to discuss an unplanned |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 10:03 AM Response to Reply #194 |
199. Deleted message |
dem629 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 11:13 AM Response to Reply #199 |
200. I guess since you have no defense of your position |
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burning rain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 07:53 PM Response to Reply #44 |
174. If it were men who got pregnant,.... |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
39. Control over women. |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
46. Because they're half of the human reproductive equation... |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 01:51 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. Too often "the other half" of the reproductive equation leaves only a genetic contribution |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 01:54 PM Response to Reply #49 |
52. Oh, I know... |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
48. I'm a man and I care about abortion. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 01:53 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. That's terrific, but you are on the "non-controlling" end of the argument. |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 01:56 PM Response to Reply #51 |
54. Which is why I support NARAL and PP. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 02:03 PM Response to Reply #54 |
57. Kudos. You are the genuine article. |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 02:04 PM Response to Reply #51 |
58. I don't care about the abortion rates. |
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Mushroom (309 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
63. Because they |
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Mushroom (309 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 07:46 PM Response to Reply #63 |
72. And furthermore... |
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Union Yes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
66. Antichoice women typically brainwashed by their church. |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
67. Not just men, and not just abortion - plenty of folks seem to like controlling others' choices |
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obiwan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
68. It's not for a man to say. Men don't own women's bodies. |
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salguine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
69. Because men are parents too. Just because we can't |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 09:13 AM Response to Reply #69 |
81. Men can walk away from an unwanted pregnancy |
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Tartiflette (120 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-28-09 01:38 AM Response to Reply #81 |
254. Legally, a man cannot "walk away" |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
71. Why do some Americans care so much about whether Iraqis get killed? |
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nomorenomore08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 03:02 PM Response to Reply #71 |
112. ?????? |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 11:03 AM Response to Reply #112 |
153. Not if you believe personhood begins at conception. |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
74. To play devil's advocate here.... |
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SteelPenguin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 07:13 AM Response to Reply #74 |
79. I honestly think this is one of the biggest reasons |
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robdogbucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 10:08 AM Response to Reply #74 |
82. Just want to say |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 10:42 AM Response to Reply #82 |
86. Thank you for the compliment and welcome to DU. I have an interesting perspective on it I think. |
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Runcible Spoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 09:41 PM Response to Reply #82 |
132. Wow your ex was pregnant THREE TIMES and you didn't ask yourself... |
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robdogbucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 02:08 AM Response to Reply #132 |
150. Thanks |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 03:44 PM Response to Reply #150 |
164. Well, you should've used condoms repeatedly if the "death of your unborn children" was such an |
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robdogbucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 02:27 AM Response to Reply #164 |
189. okay |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 12:22 PM Response to Reply #189 |
201. This is why sex education is so necessary. |
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robdogbucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 04:11 PM Response to Reply #201 |
202. Live and learn I guess |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 01:37 PM Response to Reply #74 |
97. What a concept, ty |
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Crunchy Frog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 07:03 AM Response to Original message |
76. It's a male primate thing. |
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fuggbush21 (59 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 09:08 AM Response to Reply #76 |
80. Is that what you tell women who oppose it? |
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ieoeja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 10:34 AM Response to Reply #80 |
85. That would be a female primate thing. n/t |
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Crunchy Frog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 02:13 PM Response to Reply #80 |
99. That's more an identification with power thing. |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
83. They're men who want to retain power over women. |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 10:49 AM Response to Reply #83 |
87. A lot of broad brushes being wielded here |
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fuggbush21 (59 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 12:31 PM Response to Reply #87 |
89. Myself as well. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 02:17 PM Response to Reply #87 |
100. Ditto. |
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ItNerd4life (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
91. Yes, why are some men Pro-choice? They shouldn't have an opinion. nt |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 02:20 PM Response to Reply #91 |
101. The worst kind, they. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 11:36 PM Response to Reply #101 |
215. Yeah. I'm so ashamed ... but I can't help it. |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
92. I am pro-choice but I don't think it is that simple |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 02:49 PM Response to Reply #92 |
107. Taking the position that a woman cannot control |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 09:13 PM Response to Reply #107 |
179. I know what you are saying |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 03:01 PM Response to Reply #179 |
236. It's a controlling opinion |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
94. because |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
96. I love how often these threads about the controlling male |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 02:54 PM Response to Reply #96 |
109. I haven't seen any woman here (maybe I missed it) suggesting that |
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nomorenomore08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 03:14 PM Response to Reply #109 |
113. I think that's the crucial distinction. |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 03:17 PM Response to Reply #113 |
115. Exactly. Everyone is entitled to an opinion |
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Tartiflette (120 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 02:37 PM Response to Reply #109 |
235. I'm a pro-choice male |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 03:04 PM Response to Reply #235 |
237. But that position |
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Tartiflette (120 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 03:20 PM Response to Reply #237 |
239. I agree |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 07:28 PM Response to Reply #239 |
242. Absolutely |
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Tartiflette (120 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-28-09 12:53 AM Response to Reply #242 |
253. There is one word I disagree with |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 03:47 PM Response to Reply #96 |
166. Yes, women who are "very controlling" about what can be done to their own bodies. |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 09:11 PM Response to Reply #166 |
178. No, not at all |
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MellowDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
98. Because they view it as a second holocaust |
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Caliman73 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 02:40 PM Response to Reply #98 |
104. Not so sure about that |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 02:52 PM Response to Reply #98 |
108. No. It's religiously grounded AND very much anti-woman |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 10:12 PM Response to Reply #98 |
139. If the source is organized patriarchal religion, then it is "anti-woman" . . . |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 11:16 AM Response to Reply #98 |
155. Well then why aren't they out on the street protesting wars and famine too? |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 03:50 PM Response to Reply #98 |
167. I wish these men gave as much a damn about babies who die from lack of access to water |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
102. Wow- I started this thread yesterday in a moment of anger, not knowing it would last this long |
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nomorenomore08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 03:15 PM Response to Reply #102 |
114. Unintended consequences, and all that... |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 09:38 PM Response to Reply #102 |
184. Funny how that happens. you leave for a day and return to find your thread still going |
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Regret My New Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
103. Hmmm. Does this apply to it on a personal level? |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
106. Whey were so many Northern white people abolitionists? |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 02:55 PM Response to Reply #106 |
110. So, you're seriously comparing the right of women to control their own bodies to slavery? |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 03:17 PM Response to Reply #110 |
116. No. I am comparing the acute interest which both of these issues have drawn, especially among |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
111. Why do so many PEOPLE need to tell other PEOPLE what to do all the time? |
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FedUpWithIt All (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
117. Men do not have the right to make a decision for a woman but they are entitled to their feelings |
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liquid diamond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 10:28 PM Response to Reply #117 |
207. Now this is a concise and polite response to the op |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
118. My control freak ex husband WANTED me to have an abortion. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 04:54 PM Response to Reply #118 |
122. More of his bull.... |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 10:28 PM Response to Reply #118 |
208. Same here. He was furious when I refused to get an abortion. |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 01:26 PM Response to Reply #118 |
228. as well you should have.... |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
124. Some of us have daughters and other loved ones who happen to be female humans. |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
125. They have a grudge against their mothers is a common reason. |
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Regret My New Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
126. How many non-religious people(male or otherwise) want to control who has abortions? |
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burning rain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 05:35 PM Response to Original message |
127. In a lot of cases, bitterness..... |
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Regret My New Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 05:45 PM Response to Reply #127 |
128. That would make more sense if women used abortion for birth control... |
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burning rain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 07:26 PM Response to Reply #128 |
129. Notice I said "they see it"..... |
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Regret My New Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 09:25 PM Response to Reply #129 |
131. Ahh, gotcha... Good deal. |
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davidthegnome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 08:39 PM Response to Original message |
130. Interesting question |
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varelse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 09:55 PM Response to Reply #130 |
133. Every child has rights |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 10:14 PM Response to Reply #133 |
140. You want society to protect fertilized eggs...? How exactly do you envision that happening--???? |
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varelse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 10:00 AM Response to Reply #140 |
151. I'm pro-choice, and always have been |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 09:31 PM Response to Reply #151 |
181. OK . . . then how do they propose to protect fertilized eggs . . . ??? |
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davidthegnome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 10:45 PM Response to Reply #133 |
144. Yes |
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varelse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 10:09 AM Response to Reply #144 |
152. Nature is "biased and unfair" |
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davidthegnome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 03:04 PM Response to Reply #152 |
158. Nature may be biased and unfair |
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varelse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 04:44 PM Response to Reply #158 |
171. Parental rights begin when the child is born - as do their obligations |
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davidthegnome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 04:52 PM Response to Reply #171 |
172. Again, the point is |
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varelse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 05:09 PM Response to Reply #172 |
173. That's not true |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 10:02 PM Response to Reply #130 |
134. Wow. |
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davidthegnome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 10:30 PM Response to Reply #134 |
143. Not surprising |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 12:09 AM Response to Reply #134 |
146. ***THIS ASSHAT PUT ME ON IGNORE FOR QUOTING HIM DIRECTLY!!*** |
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Mushroom (309 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 11:02 PM Response to Reply #130 |
145. Why wreck a good moment! |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
135. It's Frankenstein -- they're pissed Mother Nature gave everything to do |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
138. Why patriarchy--???? Same thing -- |
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tabbycat31 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
141. this would not be an issue if men could get pregnant |
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Joe the Revelator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 10:20 PM Response to Original message |
142. If you don't want your male's partner's opinion when it comes to abortion... |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 12:12 AM Response to Reply #142 |
147. So it should be the man's decision? |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 01:09 AM Response to Reply #147 |
148. Read my replies #118 and #122 up above. |
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Joe the Revelator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 01:55 AM Response to Reply #147 |
149. It should be a joint decision to terminate or not. |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 11:13 AM Response to Reply #149 |
154. And what if there's an impasse? |
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Joe the Revelator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 12:54 PM Response to Reply #154 |
157. Its a sticky situation, but ultimately its the woman's choice |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 03:38 PM Response to Reply #157 |
160. Great points. n/t |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 04:01 PM Response to Reply #157 |
169. Well, that I agree with. He can have an opinion and feelings. |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 09:37 PM Response to Reply #157 |
183. So it's not really a joint decision. The women might weigh his opinion in HER decision but its HER |
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Joe the Revelator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 12:27 AM Response to Reply #183 |
188. It should be a joint decision though, and like I said, discounting the father's voice is poor logic. |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 01:39 PM Response to Reply #157 |
230. no one is saying the man's opinion holds no weight because he has a penis |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 04:00 PM Response to Reply #149 |
168. I call bullshit. When they disagree who decides? |
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cherish44 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 03:45 PM Response to Reply #142 |
165. Nope, she decides |
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dem629 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 12:31 PM Response to Reply #165 |
227. The woman took the same risks |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 12:23 AM Response to Reply #142 |
187. I would be completely in favor |
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Joe the Revelator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 09:37 PM Response to Reply #187 |
204. When I was in high school I wanted to run for office on this premise. |
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Mushroom (309 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 02:56 AM Response to Reply #204 |
217. I believe ya |
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liquid diamond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 10:33 PM Response to Reply #187 |
209. Now now. You know some people |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 10:46 PM Response to Reply #142 |
211. Nope -- When he assumes the risk of having sex, he assumes the risk of fatherhood. |
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dem629 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 12:29 PM Response to Reply #211 |
226. And when she assumes the risk of having sex, she assumes the risk of motherhood. |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 02:02 PM Response to Reply #226 |
233. take it up with the creator |
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dem629 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 07:32 PM Response to Reply #233 |
244. Thanks for your content-free response. |
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Mushroom (309 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 08:10 PM Response to Reply #233 |
246. sibling rivalry |
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cherish44 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
159. The decision to carry a pregnancy to term is the woman's, it's her body |
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liquid diamond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 10:37 PM Response to Reply #159 |
210. I knew there would be a response like this. |
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sampsonblk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 11:26 PM Response to Reply #159 |
213. Well thats perfectly ridiculous |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
163. Because some men know that if it is up to the woman.. |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
170. Child support. nt |
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Geek_Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
182. I really do think in many cases it's a control issue |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 06:46 AM Response to Original message |
191. The most advanced societies are those whose females can control their child-bearing. Maybe some men |
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BlueCollar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 08:32 AM Response to Original message |
196. As a man I care so much because |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
198. Men should care. A decision to have an abortion should be a joint decision |
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NightHawk63 (447 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
203. Back in the days when I found Dennis Miller funny... |
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marshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
205. Why do women care about war? |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 10:46 PM Response to Original message |
212. I'm a guy and I dont get it either. |
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sampsonblk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 11:34 PM Response to Original message |
214. I think a woman should have to pay the father if she is aborting his baby against his will |
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B Calm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 03:07 AM Response to Reply #214 |
218. So how much money we talking? After all women have abortions just for fun, right? |
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sampsonblk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 04:57 AM Response to Reply #218 |
220. Bait and switch |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 01:47 PM Response to Reply #220 |
232. so, how much money must a woman pay to a man to be "allowed" |
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sampsonblk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 10:39 PM Response to Reply #232 |
250. Allowed? Who said allowed? |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-28-09 10:38 AM Response to Reply #250 |
261. your entire post SCREAMS "allowed" |
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Mushroom (309 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 04:25 AM Response to Reply #214 |
219. Ka-ching Ka-ching, baby! |
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sampsonblk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 04:58 AM Response to Reply #219 |
221. What's it measured in now? (nt) |
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Mushroom (309 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 08:23 AM Response to Reply #221 |
222. Damned if I know |
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sampsonblk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 12:15 PM Response to Reply #222 |
224. What would he have to pay her, if the roles were reversed |
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Mushroom (309 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-28-09 04:49 AM Response to Reply #224 |
257. A man should pay a woman respect - it costs nothing |
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Fleshdancer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 12:28 PM Response to Reply #214 |
225. Well there's a scary new business opportunity |
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sampsonblk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 10:37 PM Response to Reply #225 |
249. ...and we know they never do that now, right? - nt |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-28-09 04:03 AM Response to Reply #214 |
255. you sound like a complete idiot |
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sampsonblk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-28-09 06:38 AM Response to Reply #255 |
258. LOL If that's the best you can do, then I must be onto something |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-28-09 10:41 AM Response to Reply #258 |
262. i think you are probably the only one who didn't get her point n/t |
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sampsonblk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-28-09 04:34 PM Response to Reply #262 |
263. Another devastating argument |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 08:47 AM Response to Reply #263 |
264. that's your problem |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 02:08 AM Response to Original message |
216. . |
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laureloak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
240. Look at the men holding the anti-abortion flags at rallies. |
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dem629 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 07:33 PM Response to Reply #240 |
245. That kind of stuff cuts both ways, for sure. |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-28-09 04:04 AM Response to Reply #240 |
256. you're just anti-crusty old creep, laureloak |
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MasonJar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
265. I'll give men more credence when they start carrying a child for 9 months and |
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