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MineralMan

(151,562 posts)
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 03:10 PM Dec 2018

Somewhere, this very minute, a young woman is dying from a complication

of pregnancy. A woman who did not want to become pregnant, but who did not have access to the means to prevent that pregnancy or terminate it. Whatever minute you read this, this is true.

You know who to thank for that sad fact, too. No institution other than religion has set up or pushed for such rules. It is a simple thing to understand. Where Christianity is the dominant religion, the blame is on Christianity. Where other religions promote such control over women's lives, the blame is on those religions.

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Somewhere, this very minute, a young woman is dying from a complication (Original Post) MineralMan Dec 2018 OP
K&R!!!!! Ernesto Dec 2018 #1
But Boston Atheists were mean to a Trumpist Act_of_Reparation Dec 2018 #2
Weirdest thing ever in this group. MineralMan Dec 2018 #3
Poverty is a huge factor. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #4
hey... uriel1972 Dec 2018 #5
Yeah, whatabout that Major Nikon Dec 2018 #6
Why should poverty have anything to do with denying MineralMan Dec 2018 #7

guillaumeb

(42,649 posts)
4. Poverty is a huge factor.
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 07:04 PM
Dec 2018

And somewhere, at this very minute, people are dying because of the US military actions all around the globe.

Who should one thank for this equally sad fact?

uriel1972

(4,261 posts)
5. hey...
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 08:03 PM
Dec 2018

poverty is one factor, but getting off the baby conveyor belt is one means towards getting out of poverty.

Oh look over there it's an irrelevant factoid >.>

MineralMan

(151,562 posts)
7. Why should poverty have anything to do with denying
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 10:10 PM
Dec 2018

women reproductive rights? And what does your diversion to military action have to do with it at all? That is the worst case of whataboutism I have ever seen. How are you not ashamed?

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