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In reply to the discussion: Being pro-choice means being, on some level, for bodily autonomy... [View all]liberal_at_heart
(12,081 posts)55. I strongly disagree with you on the pro-birth position but
I do know how it feels to be attacked here for having a differing opinion than the majority on this board. And good for you for being against capital punishment. Not many so called pro-lifers are against capital punishment. I have a question. I see you are pro universal healthcare. Since you are pro-birth are you also pro birth control, pro sex ed, and pro social programs for low income women who chose to have their babies?
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Being pro-choice means being, on some level, for bodily autonomy... [View all]
Humanist_Activist
Oct 2012
OP
I think what Wildcat is saying is that we should make sure that every woman does have a choice
Marrah_G
Oct 2012
#26
Agreed. For a "pro-life" crowd they make it absolutely terrifying to have children.
JaneyVee
Oct 2012
#39
Can we define some terms so we can discuss this without insults or assumptions?
uppityperson
Oct 2012
#71
Sure it can be a medical decision alone. And its not a "human life". Its a clump of cells.
riderinthestorm
Oct 2012
#29
You won't last long here. Believing that life begins at conception isn't progressive
riderinthestorm
Oct 2012
#42
What is "pro-birth"? Please clarify for me. I agree, I'd like women to have all the assistance they
uppityperson
Oct 2012
#70
I still find it amazing that you choose to jump into a thred about one of the most controversial
Iris
Oct 2012
#24
My mother is against abortion, but she doesn't want women to die who choose to have them...
cynatnite
Oct 2012
#28
And there's also the other side. If a government can tell you you MUST have a baby, it can also tell
Iris
Oct 2012
#30
"it can also tell you you cannot" -- that is the REAL "pro-abortion" position.
NYC Liberal
Oct 2012
#68
Not quite true. You did lay out a coercive plan for women who find themselves in this position.
Iris
Oct 2012
#33
Nope, its not. But good luck with that position. Pro CHOICE and Pro-Medical Privacy are progressive
riderinthestorm
Oct 2012
#44
Tell me about it. Exactly half of this person's post are on THIS thread. Alerts mean nothing here.
Iris
Oct 2012
#64
Why is it that people against abortion are people you wouldn't want to fuck in the first place?
backscatter712
Oct 2012
#69
The War on Drugs really negates the "right to do with one's own body" argument...
Romulox
Oct 2012
#73