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Moostache

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22. A perfect summation of the state's role in such decisions....GTFO!
Thu Mar 21, 2019, 06:59 PM
Mar 2019

The woman, her doctor and her chosen advisers (and maybe the father - IF he is planning to raise said child; if not, he can join the fuck off line too) are the only ones with legitimate stakes in these decisions.

You who has ZERO business in the decision? Some smarmy asshole religious nutbag prattling on about the sanctity of life and blah, blah, blah...if they want these babies so badly, why are they not adopting them by the baker's dozen EACH? Its because they don't care about anything more than controlling the woman and her body and her right to choose how that body is utilized.

The woman gets to choose IF she wishes to have sex...not some asshat preacher, EVER!
The woman gets to choose IF she wishes to be pregnant for 40-42 weeks (or so)...at risk to her health and body.
The woman gets to choose IF she wishes to be a parent for the rest of her life...with all the responsibility and financial and emotional obligations that comes with it.
The woman gets to choose IF she wishes to explore adoption options and carry a child to term...again risking her body in the process and possibly her life if things went south.
The woman gets to choose IF she wishes to risk her very life for an at risk pregnancy...

For anyone having a hard time understanding this, I am willing to come visit you, surgically implant a watermelon seed in your abdomen, then culture that thing until it reaches about 7-8 pounds over 9 months time (making sure to dose you with drugs and hormones that will alter your mood, change your diet, give you cramps and destroy your sleep patterns), I will then induce an artificial "labor" for you by giving you Pitocin and other medications that will cause you to experience whole body cramps and for good measure we will find a way to end this all for you by making sure you pass a few kidney stones...then I will smugly tell you it was my god's will and you have no role in the decision...

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This! GemDigger Mar 2019 #1
I agree, GemDigger. sheshe2 Mar 2019 #3
Hoorah I say! Soph0571 Mar 2019 #30
This should be sent to every newspaper "letters to the editor" page. Minus the "Fuck" of course. oldsoftie Mar 2019 #2
I actually don't agree with this. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2019 #4
It doesn't matter the reason why but GemDigger Mar 2019 #7
Maternal mortality rates are disgraceful in this country. Every pregnancy carries the risk of death. Maru Kitteh Mar 2019 #25
"FULL STOP" sheshe2 Mar 2019 #29
My mother died in childbirth back in 1966 with my brother. smirkymonkey Mar 2019 #33
I hope your family sued that MD into oblivion. Haggis for Breakfast Mar 2019 #34
My father could have but he didn't for some reason. smirkymonkey Mar 2019 #40
Three words: Haggis for Breakfast Mar 2019 #46
Yes. I hope to hear a confession one of these days. smirkymonkey Mar 2019 #66
am so sorry for your losing your mom so young, smirkymonkey. sheshe2 Mar 2019 #35
Thank you sheshe. smirkymonkey Mar 2019 #38
I come from a family of nurses and doctors. sheshe2 Mar 2019 #48
Yes, I hope that someday someone will tell me the truth. smirkymonkey Mar 2019 #56
Sorry for your loss Smirky :( mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #51
Thanks mr. lebowski. smirkymonkey Mar 2019 #55
That just breaks my heart. I simply cannot imagine the difficulty and pain your family Maru Kitteh Mar 2019 #60
Thanks Maru. smirkymonkey Mar 2019 #65
You were traumatized - Maru Kitteh Mar 2019 #70
Three. sheshe2 Mar 2019 #72
My brother did very well in life. smirkymonkey Mar 2019 #82
I am not arguing your point. I agree with your point. It isn't about that point. GemDigger Mar 2019 #45
Well said. riversedge Mar 2019 #76
I don't see that in the tweet. sheshe2 Mar 2019 #9
I don't care whether any of them would ever make the offer or not. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2019 #32
I have a handicapped daughter born with birth defects. A rightwinger said demigoddess Mar 2019 #68
"it" Maru Kitteh Mar 2019 #71
That's how i see it too. that post wants to tell the woman what to do (adoption) Kurt V. Mar 2019 #15
I am sorry. sheshe2 Mar 2019 #17
I do think the post plays into the idea that women need some justification for their decisions and Maru Kitteh Mar 2019 #59
Exactly n/t obamanut2012 Mar 2019 #18
I agree with you WhiskeyGrinder Ohiogal Mar 2019 #19
Ohiogirl. sheshe2 Mar 2019 #73
Yeah the tweet was more about self righteous misogynist who would prefer to spend 10 min harassing Farmer-Rick Mar 2019 #87
I am so glad you were there in time, Rick. sheshe2 Mar 2019 #88
Thanks, both children are grown and doing well. Farmer-Rick Mar 2019 #98
I understand. Ohiogal Mar 2019 #89
yep Kali Mar 2019 #37
It's rhetorical. athena Mar 2019 #61
If not being prgnant is the reason... Paka Mar 2019 #75
Perhap cannabis_flower Mar 2019 #80
Or they do it because they CAN'T be pregnant anymore jmowreader Mar 2019 #92
K&R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2019 #5
Amen to that blueinredohio Mar 2019 #6
I got called to work unexpectedly early one Saturday morning. Cracklin Charlie Mar 2019 #8
That's something I've never considered. (being a man an al) i try to learn every day. Kurt V. Mar 2019 #24
Anti-Choice fascists MontanaMama Mar 2019 #10
Yep. sheshe2 Mar 2019 #11
Calling the forced government birthers gets tons of agro on mixed aisle forums. They hate that uponit7771 Mar 2019 #12
And here they are: Haggis for Breakfast Mar 2019 #44
The same morons who vote "pro-life" CaptYossarian Mar 2019 #13
My laptop must've had a stroke. CaptYossarian Mar 2019 #81
Clean up your language... magicarpet Mar 2019 #14
Abortion is decided law! SCVDem Mar 2019 #16
"Abortion is decided law!" sheshe2 Mar 2019 #26
I think "protesting" outside clinics should be illegal. liberalnarb Mar 2019 #20
I agree with you 100%. sheshe2 Mar 2019 #31
Men or women should not be allowed to stalk women. LiberalFighter Mar 2019 #21
A perfect summation of the state's role in such decisions....GTFO! Moostache Mar 2019 #22
Not to mention that every single pregnancy, PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #36
Great post! sheshe2 Mar 2019 #49
Walk a mile in her shoes... Totally Tunsie Mar 2019 #23
Bing-fucking-o! geardaddy Mar 2019 #27
I have been asking the anti choice people for years...how many children have you adopted and how UniteFightBack Mar 2019 #28
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2019 #39
For the WIN Ferrets are Cool Mar 2019 #41
K&R! gademocrat7 Mar 2019 #42
That is one heck of a statement apkhgp Mar 2019 #43
Yes! Nitram Mar 2019 #47
Nope. JenniferJuniper Mar 2019 #50
I think you miss the point. nt sheshe2 Mar 2019 #52
I most certainly did not. JenniferJuniper Mar 2019 #54
Alrighty then, Jennifer. sheshe2 Mar 2019 #58
agree. orleans Mar 2019 #69
Yeah, don't get why this is being lauded obamanut2012 Mar 2019 #77
That's one righteous rant. N/T lapucelle Mar 2019 #53
They're pro-birthers because they don't give a damn about any babies after they're born. DirtEdonE Mar 2019 #57
Not at 18. sheshe2 Mar 2019 #63
It is THAT simple folks BlueFlorida Mar 2019 #62
Correct. sheshe2 Mar 2019 #64
This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Mar 2019 #67
Amen!! Paka Mar 2019 #74
Sorry, don't agree with this man. He's presuming to know why women seek abortions. Demit Mar 2019 #78
Dear Women of DU: Socal31 Mar 2019 #79
disagree with this sentiment AlexSFCA Mar 2019 #83
well said Madtown Mar 2019 #84
My wife and I have adopted 3 out of the foster system, and many of our family are rwsanders Mar 2019 #85
A sidewalk stalking gestational slavery advocate musette_sf Mar 2019 #86
Well said! wendyb-NC Mar 2019 #90
Bingo! NastyRiffraff Mar 2019 #91
Exactly, NR. sheshe2 Mar 2019 #93
apart from actually going inside the clinic, that is exactly what many of us have been saying niyad Mar 2019 #94
No, no, a thousand times no jmowreader Mar 2019 #95
Exactly. Power 2 the People Mar 2019 #96
SAY IT LOUD FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK: IT'S NOT ABOUT THE FETUS. eggplant Mar 2019 #97
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