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calimary

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55. He probably never even heard any of those arguments before.

Sun Oct 16, 2022, 01:50 PM

Oct 2022

He's probably only heard all the demonization of women who dare to demand autonomy over their own bodies.

He's probably been steeped in the propaganda and has never even had even the most minimal exposure to the other side of the issue.

You gave him A LOT to think about!

BRAVA, Ilsa!!!

I'm actually saving a copy of this. It's SO simple, so comprehensive, so well-thought-out, and so well-presented. Plus, it has the added benefit of being TRUE. THANK YOU! We can all make good use of this list!

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A prolife young man came to my door with a flyer. [View all] Ilsa Oct 2022 OP

Good job. You go, girl. brush Oct 2022 #1

+1000 Rebl2 Oct 2022 #27

Good for you! Hekate Oct 2022 #2

... emulatorloo Oct 2022 #4

Good on you. I wonder why he was enlightened.. Deuxcents Oct 2022 #3

Thank you for taking the time to speak to him. badhair77 Oct 2022 #5

You have more patience that I do. YDogg Oct 2022 #6

And then when he went home and shared your thoughts with his loving Xtian family Otto_Harper Oct 2022 #7

Good job, but he's probably just some kid making minimum wage to hand out flyers...nt Wounded Bear Oct 2022 #8

Maybe. He introduced himself and said he wanted go talk to me Ilsa Oct 2022 #10

National bans are OK, but personal choice is "extreme" now... Wounded Bear Oct 2022 #17

That's the way you do it. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2022 #9

On one of my GOTV calls wryter2000 Oct 2022 #18

Truth bombs, kindly inflicted, is the way to change our society. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2022 #19

But laughter can still be the most effective medicine RVN VET71 Oct 2022 #52

Good Job! MOMFUDSKI Oct 2022 #11

It can't affect their lives as it can a woman wryter2000 Oct 2022 #15

Well done!!!! Karadeniz Oct 2022 #12

Hope it lasts scarletlib Oct 2022 #13

I honestly don't think they understand things like ectopic pregnancy. wryter2000 Oct 2022 #14

Exactly! The reasons behind "life of the mother" are rarely even mentioned Rhiannon12866 Oct 2022 #20

No, they don't understand those things. ShazzieB Oct 2022 #37

That's the way! MiHale Oct 2022 #16

One line of your post especially should have made an impression on him: 70sEraVet Oct 2022 #21

exactly. first thing i thought of was china nt orleans Oct 2022 #22

If the government can tell you that you must have a baby, then they eventually will have the power GoneOffShore Oct 2022 #45

But the extremely overwhelming number of abortions are... GreenWave Oct 2022 #23

By "fetal partner reabsorptions" are you referring to "Vanishing Twin Syndrome" (VTS)? SunSeeker Oct 2022 #46

I am! GreenWave Oct 2022 #48

i lost a baby that way. mopinko Oct 2022 #58

Bravo!!! Delphinus Oct 2022 #24

I also say that ... aggiesal Oct 2022 #25

Well done! FakeNoose Oct 2022 #26

Awesome Joinfortmill Oct 2022 #28

Nice..i might have just cursed him away Demovictory9 Oct 2022 #29

Young...like 20s? 30s? progressoid Oct 2022 #30

"You are a better man than I" Heather MC Oct 2022 #31

Thank You Ilsa spanone Oct 2022 #32

i hope he knocks on your door tomorrow saying barbtries Oct 2022 #33

Yes, I'm prolife, especially when the mother, who may have Ilsa Oct 2022 #38

Good work! paleotn Oct 2022 #34

I'd have been inclined to start by asking him if he'd ever been pregnant PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2022 #35

70% of abortions are women who identify as Christian. Maggiemayhem Oct 2022 #50

"If govt can say you must have a baby, they'll eventually be able to tell you you can't." Beartracks Oct 2022 #36

Well done!! evolves Oct 2022 #39

Wow Roy Rolling Oct 2022 #40

Good for you! WinstonSmith4740 Oct 2022 #41

Enlightenment NEVER comes easy for the rubes. Thank you for your service though. czarjak Oct 2022 #42

I just ask the pro life people a question. Oldtimeralso Oct 2022 #43

Abortions have been happening for thousands of years. The Jungle 1 Oct 2022 #44

I bow to your patience and fast thinking DFW Oct 2022 #47

Thank you for the vegetarian addition. I ask, "Are you anti-war? Anti death niyad Oct 2022 #51

You have far more patience than I. May your words touch his brain and his niyad Oct 2022 #49

He ain't pro life. He's a forced birther. Voltaire2 Oct 2022 #53

Good work, but I wish we would stop using the term "prolife" judy Oct 2022 #54

He probably never even heard any of those arguments before. calimary Oct 2022 #55

I consider myself well read and up to date on current events etc. but I did not know until Pepsidog Oct 2022 #56

Outstanding! ! CrispyQ Oct 2022 #57