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(12,828 posts) Fri Sep 9, 2022, 06:55 PM Sep 2022

She was a 'quintessential pro-life Texan' until she needed to flee her home to get an abortion

Michael J. Stern
@MichaelJStern1

She was a "pro-life" Republican.

When she needed an abortion in her home state of Texas because of medical dangers, she could not get one. She had to flee to New Mexico.

Now she supports abortion rights.

She was a 'quintessential pro-life Texan' until she needed to flee her home to get an abortion

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She was a 'quintessential pro-life Texan' until she needed to flee her home to get an abortion (Original Post) In It to Win It Sep 2022 OP

that's the thing with repukes Skittles Sep 2022 #1

True, but they've also been told many lies about abortion Merlot Sep 2022 #3

I'm glad that she continued to care about it... Salviati Sep 2022 #5

And there's always the chance that the relative who lent them thousands of dollars no_hypocrisy Sep 2022 #2

A big, fat K&R! n/t CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2022 #4

And the legislators who passed the law don't want to discuss the consequences-- Timeflyer Sep 2022 #6

"The Only Moral Abortion is My Abortion" Anecdotes from a clinic-disturbing/powerful keithbvadu2 Sep 2022 #7

Skittles

(172,892 posts)

1. that's the thing with repukes

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Fri Sep 9, 2022, 07:07 PM

Sep 2022

they ONLY care when it affects them

Merlot

(9,696 posts)

3. True, but they've also been told many lies about abortion

Reply to Skittles (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 9, 2022, 07:26 PM

Sep 2022

Until something like this happens they have no understanding of abortion being a health & life saving proceedure. They've been sold a melodrama about all the aborted "children" living in heaven. They are uneducated on the realities.

Reality is hard.

Salviati

(6,059 posts)

5. I'm glad that she continued to care about it...

Reply to Skittles (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 9, 2022, 07:45 PM

Sep 2022

... afterwards though. Too many of folks like this become pro-choice only long enough to make their own choice.

no_hypocrisy

(55,384 posts)

2. And there's always the chance that the relative who lent them thousands of dollars

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Fri Sep 9, 2022, 07:22 PM

Sep 2022

to leave Texas to get an abortion in New Mexico can turn them in and get $10,000 bounty if it isn't paid back.

Texas sucks. Vote for Beto.

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,990 posts)

4. A big, fat K&R! n/t

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Fri Sep 9, 2022, 07:27 PM

Sep 2022

Timeflyer

(3,795 posts)

6. And the legislators who passed the law don't want to discuss the consequences--

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Fri Sep 9, 2022, 09:06 PM

Sep 2022

forced vasectomies all around for them.

keithbvadu2

(40,915 posts)

7. "The Only Moral Abortion is My Abortion" Anecdotes from a clinic-disturbing/powerful

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Fri Sep 9, 2022, 10:15 PM

Sep 2022

https://democraticunderground.com/100217139189

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