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SunSeeker

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6. 1.2 million abortions even when it was illegal; that shows illegality doesn't stop it.

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 5, 2018, 10:51 AM

Mar 2018

I don't think most people know that figure.

Nor do most people know 2,700 desperate women died each year from "back alley" abortions.

People need to understand that the only thing that reduces abortion is readily available birth control. I don't know how we can convince people of that without giving them these numbers.

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Mike Pence says making abortion illegal saves lives. History proves the opposite. [View all] SunSeeker Mar 2018 OP

Where the F was this guy when it was illegal. What a damn ignorant fool Pence is. n/t RKP5637 Mar 2018 #1

Pence is only 58. He was a kid. He has no clue. SunSeeker Mar 2018 #3

At 58, he should remember when it was illegal MiniMe Mar 2018 #14

While Pence is just repeating talking points, throwing numbers around doesn't help either side... TreasonousBastard Mar 2018 #2

1.2 million abortions even when it was illegal; that shows illegality doesn't stop it. SunSeeker Mar 2018 #6

Point taken, but I'm just saying that most people don't react to raw numbers... TreasonousBastard Mar 2018 #8

Its okay if the woman dies cagefreesoylentgreen Mar 2018 #4

pious pence is full of shite spanone Mar 2018 #5

Alternative facts Freethinker65 Mar 2018 #7

Hey Mike Pence: How Much Will You Care AFTER the BIRTH??? MagickMuffin Mar 2018 #9

This is the best response mythology Mar 2018 #11

Like I said: I don't want his kind educating children MagickMuffin Mar 2018 #12

Someone should remind him that making guns illegal saves even more lives. nt Binkie The Clown Mar 2018 #10

Once you are actually born, Pence doesn't care what happens to you. nt SunSeeker Mar 2018 #13