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MH1

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7. I think it is more about control than sex.

Wed May 15, 2019, 10:51 AM

May 2019

They really get off on keeping women subservient. By keeping them "barefoot and pregnant" they force dependency. Women being dependent on them reinforces their actual power as well as their perception of power (machismo).

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I Say Let Them Have Their Abortion Ban [View all] ChoppinBroccoli May 2019 OP

There is no, "Well, in order to pass this..."' That's done. ehrnst May 2019 #1

Yup Sherman A1 May 2019 #2

Yup. The time to protect Roe v. Wade was in 2016. MH1 May 2019 #6

"Hillary WAS a flawed candidate, after all" StarfishSaver May 2019 #10

LOL. MH1 May 2019 #14

+1000. (nt) ehrnst May 2019 #19

Exactly. Maven May 2019 #23

But she didn't INSPIRE every Democrat in America StarfishSaver May 2019 #32

Right. Another talking point that needs to die. Maven May 2019 #33

We told them ismnotwasm May 2019 #16

they care more about "neoliberals" qazplm135 May 2019 #21

+1000. ehrnst May 2019 #25

Exactly JustAnotherGen May 2019 #11

Their intent is not to produce more children; marybourg May 2019 #3

I think it is more about control than sex. MH1 May 2019 #7

That pro-forced childbearning movement is deranged about women having "sex for mere pleasure." ehrnst May 2019 #17

You are so right (again) StarfishSaver May 2019 #20

Their intent is to control women and stop the massive decline in the white birth rate. LonePirate May 2019 #24

Nail meet hammer! sarabelle May 2019 #27

I believe that you are right treestar May 2019 #34

Their intent is to prevent *women* from having sex. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2019 #29

+1 treestar May 2019 #35

This is cute, but still erases people who get pregnant from the equation. WhiskeyGrinder May 2019 #4

Yep. I don't care if there are 100 people lined up to adopt every relinquished infant or older child ehrnst May 2019 #18

Forced childbearing is involuntary servitude which is outlawed by the 13th Amendment. LonePirate May 2019 #28

I don't think that case could be made, as Roe found that the right resides in the 14th amendment's ehrnst May 2019 #31

I admit I didn't think about your argument Delmette2.0 May 2019 #36

So you are OK with forcing women to have babies they don't want? comradebillyboy May 2019 #5

We just don't have enough people who use the services out in the street. FarPoint May 2019 #9

I'm not JustAnotherGen May 2019 #12

No. Solly Mack May 2019 #8

So, you are willing to let them enslave women. Not a big leap for immigrants and POC next... hlthe2b May 2019 #13

A Lot Of People Are Missing The Point ChoppinBroccoli May 2019 #15

If you have ever raised a child, you would never want to see ANY child raised by someone who feels ehrnst May 2019 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author NurseJackie May 2019 #26

You are reminding me of a time years ago trixie2 May 2019 #30

You know, if this goes through, they are going to have to legally find a way for men to smirkymonkey May 2019 #37

I'm just gonna assume you are a man. Raine1967 May 2019 #38

Amen, Raine1967. demmiblue May 2019 #39

Thanks. For years we were told that abortion is a wedge issue. Raine1967 May 2019 #40

They don't care shanti May 2019 #41

No. And I am glad to see how many posters are fighting back on this... Hekate May 2019 #42

Actually, the evangelical's reckless sex education policies created this mess. Initech May 2019 #43