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ladym55

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26. Not from my perspective

Reply to Humanist_Activist (Original post)

Tue Aug 21, 2012, 10:48 PM

Aug 2012

It is an intensely personal medical decision for a woman, which is why all the nice Republican men should all shut the hell up about it.

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Am I really that radical that I view abortion as a purely medical issue? [View all] Humanist_Activist Aug 2012 OP

Biology made women the ultimate deciders on this. randome Aug 2012 #1

No, but men can make it more risky and dangerous for women to have access to abortion... Humanist_Activist Aug 2012 #8

I'm a guy and that's my position on it. It's up to each woman and her Dr. NightWatcher Aug 2012 #2

Yes, you are in this day and age. Cleita Aug 2012 #3

+1 freshwest Aug 2012 #5

I guess I shouldn't tell him I use fetal stem cells as butter on my toast? Humanist_Activist Aug 2012 #17

Actually, that's not true. Most Americans are pro-choice. Warren DeMontague Aug 2012 #30

It's not radical to me... Lucy Goosey Aug 2012 #4

That's all it is - a medical issue/procedure. Solly Mack Aug 2012 #6

How I view it is not relevant quaker bill Aug 2012 #7

+1,000,00 Auntie Bush Aug 2012 #31

No, you are right. smirkymonkey Aug 2012 #9

that's how the supreme court saw it too spanone Aug 2012 #10

Well, yes and no, they viewed it as an issue of privacy... Humanist_Activist Aug 2012 #16

Pregnant mother in irreverible coma. Fetus healthy, 3 months from birth. NYC_SKP Aug 2012 #11

Whoever the person charged with her care says it is... Humanist_Activist Aug 2012 #13

You're the female partner/spouse, and want the child to be born healthy NYC_SKP Aug 2012 #18

Yes, because that happens so often leftstreet Aug 2012 #19

That's an argument for same sex marriage rights, not an anti-choice argument. n/t Humanist_Activist Aug 2012 #20

I would say that in your example drmeow Aug 2012 #29

What's your problem? You say "I view" that is an apparent opinion and other people may agree with jody Aug 2012 #12

Uh, can someone translate this for me, or parse it into something intelligible? Humanist_Activist Aug 2012 #14

+1 (nt) NYC_SKP Aug 2012 #23

After a day to let the rusty gears in my head turn, it finally clicked as to what you are saying... Humanist_Activist Aug 2012 #37

I'm a scientist accustomed to using math and statistics to test hypothesis. I'm always jody Aug 2012 #43

Postmodernism sucks ass. Read this book. 2ndAmForComputers Aug 2012 #39

I agree Marrah_G Aug 2012 #15

Good question. limpyhobbler Aug 2012 #21

I just see way too many people frame it as some type of objective moral or ethical issue... Humanist_Activist Aug 2012 #25

Yes, you are a radical Hydra Aug 2012 #22

I think Fracking should be looked at more closely... Humanist_Activist Aug 2012 #24

Not from my perspective ladym55 Aug 2012 #26

Man I've been waiting since the 60's to be a radical-you and me-radicals all the way MichiganVote Aug 2012 #27

Not by me ismnotwasm Aug 2012 #28

Until quite recently, the begining of life was associated with the first breath FarCenter Aug 2012 #32

I agree. And furthermore, progressoid Aug 2012 #33

I put no qualifiers in my view, so technically what you said isn't necessary... Humanist_Activist Aug 2012 #34

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Pro-Choice, not pro-abortion, only anti-choicers use that language. n/t Humanist_Activist Aug 2012 #36

Give him some credit. 2ndAmForComputers Aug 2012 #42

And the welfare queens and the gun grabbers and the feminazis in the Democrat Party too. 2ndAmForComputers Aug 2012 #40

I see you got most of the wingnuts to out themselves. LeftyMom Aug 2012 #38

That is a correct assessment. 2ndAmForComputers Aug 2012 #41