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sheshe2

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12. That was the headline of the article at Political Carnival

Sun Nov 25, 2012, 10:26 PM

Nov 2012

I believe what was meant by "Life begins at Conception"... is the slogan that so many pro-lifers use.With that slogan, they reduce the complex reality of the true nature in their move to make into law person hood for the fetus...therefore minimizing the person hood of women.

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This is Not a Difficult Concept! [View all] sheshe2 Nov 2012 OP

excellent post. the reality is that every anti-choice argument has, at its heart, a deep and niyad Nov 2012 #1

Thank You sheshe2 Nov 2012 #7

women are only vessels for male "seed" vlyons Nov 2012 #31

Oh! I do like your first sentence very much!! It shows how "Pro-Lifers" DON'T respect life. patrice Nov 2012 #2

As witnessed in the death of the young mother sheshe2 Nov 2012 #14

Thanks however I am not the author of it.... sheshe2 Nov 2012 #26

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Nov 2012 #3

"That reality is not their actual concern." Their concern is power; this means that they're fascists patrice Nov 2012 #4

+1000 sheshe2 Nov 2012 #6

+1,000 to what you said. freshwest Nov 2012 #15

How about "Personhood" rights for Sperm! sheshe2 Nov 2012 #17

Well, some men do deserve a hearing on the matter: freshwest Nov 2012 #21

Snort! sheshe2 Nov 2012 #23

LOL - What's next? LeftInTX Nov 2012 #22

It's all in the way you view things. I think your pics actually would convince some Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #5

That was the headline of the article at Political Carnival sheshe2 Nov 2012 #12

I'm not sure where you're going with this, but the following point is most important for PEOPLE: BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2012 #13

Excellent response! sheshe2 Nov 2012 #16

thanks sheshe. Suffering isn't an issue for a mass of cells..... BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2012 #24

Sadly, no, they do not believe in consequences. sheshe2 Nov 2012 #28

This makes the point more clearly and concisely than anything I've heard before: Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #30

Funny, I made the tumor argument right here at DU years ago Cleita Nov 2012 #40

Excellent Freddie Nov 2012 #8

When someone tells me they are pro-life safeinOhio Nov 2012 #9

That last pic looks like cousin freddie! AAO Nov 2012 #10

Beautiful in its simplicity and logic. Thanks, sheshe! freshwest Nov 2012 #11

Life doesn't begin here anymore. sulphurdunn Nov 2012 #18

Thank you so much. UtahLib Nov 2012 #19

Most tribes dont think its a person until the baby is named after birth ErikJ Nov 2012 #20

and furthermore... 2naSalit Nov 2012 #25

Well we voters sure took a few of those ass-shats out this last election... sheshe2 Nov 2012 #27

you are correct, it stems from women's ability to give birth--womb envy. niyad Nov 2012 #32

Put another way: it's not a person, it's the POTENTIAL for a person. snot Nov 2012 #29

Question for vegans AlexSatan Nov 2012 #33

Sorry, but that's not logically relevant. noamnety Nov 2012 #34

Fair enough AlexSatan Nov 2012 #35

I am a vegetarian, and I eat eggs, but do not eat chicken. RebelOne Nov 2012 #41

That is a consistent practice. AlexSatan Nov 2012 #45

The people pushing these laws don't believe that women are people. yardwork Nov 2012 #36

Post removed Post removed Nov 2012 #37

Unless I have misconstrued your meaning... sheshe2 Nov 2012 #38

By that logic life begins before conception. Cleita Nov 2012 #39

In one of the repressive states 2naSalit Nov 2012 #42

Shouldn't this apply to men as well? Cleita Nov 2012 #43

By all fairness 2naSalit Nov 2012 #44

See post #17 sheshe2 Nov 2012 #47

That changes as technology and knowledge grows AlexSatan Nov 2012 #46

K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #48

Thank You... sheshe2 Nov 2012 #49