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54. My husband's Aunt didn't even reaching her 80s

Thu May 30, 2013, 03:51 PM

May 2013

She was in her 40s, pre-menopausal, married, a grandmother, and paid her OB/GYN to say she had a a heart condition which a pregnancy would endanger her life. They called them "therapeutic" abortions when it was illegal. It cost her and her husband a LOT of money to pay her doctor to say this.

She told me, her niece-in-law, about it when she was in her 80s. "Never let them go to back to these times and take away YOUR rights".

Hello, anti-choice people? An 80 something year old woman, a mother, and a grandmother, and near DEATH, said this. If you are that old and don't regret something, a big, fat DUH to anti-choices.

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Bumper sticker seen this morning: "I regret my abortion." [View all] CurtEastPoint May 2013 OP

Could be a anti abortion sticker anyone can put on their car upaloopa May 2013 #1

Some people do regret having had one. CaliforniaPeggy May 2013 #2

true, but Carolina May 2013 #39

YUP TheFutureWillCome May 2013 #101

A friend of mine had an abortion. SwissTony Jun 2013 #123

The abortion came one generation too late. nt Xipe Totec May 2013 #3

that's not cool demwing May 2013 #85

+1 Tom Ripley May 2013 #115

In such poor taste. vulgar. nt clarice May 2013 #4

Maybe they do? why does it blow you away? HeroInAHalfShell May 2013 #5

Because a sane person would not Zoeisright May 2013 #14

so you are a judge on what a sane person would do and what they wouldn't do? HeroInAHalfShell May 2013 #16

I think Just Saying May 2013 #34

good for you and your opinions. I disagree. HeroInAHalfShell May 2013 #38

And good for you and yours. Just Saying May 2013 #41

You are, of course, male. That means you don't get it Warpy May 2013 #77

Oh come on! HappyMe May 2013 #93

I agree with you, Just Saying Carolina May 2013 #40

It irks me when people who had safe and legal choices Just Saying May 2013 #46

So do I. Quantess Jun 2013 #129

for the same reason people give leads at aa meetings dsc Jun 2013 #133

I'm ok w/that bumper sticker. Honeycombe8 May 2013 #120

You/re pretty damn naive if you don't think that's an anti-abortion bumper sticker. HERVEPA Jun 2013 #130

That's the "damn" intent, of course. But actually, it expresses an opinion about an experience Honeycombe8 Jun 2013 #134

You are even more naive than I thought HERVEPA Jun 2013 #136

Children often don't understand that others can hold a different opinion... Honeycombe8 Jun 2013 #137

This child in his 60's stands by his belief HERVEPA Jun 2013 #138

Maybe a teabagger mob will see that and stone her? Probably not. If she got herself born again brewens Jun 2013 #128

I regret my colonoscopy. uppityperson May 2013 #6

No need to be a pain in the ass about it. nt Pragdem May 2013 #8

Nothing good came out of it. eom uppityperson May 2013 #15

Did you get to see a new side of yourself, at least? Orrex May 2013 #31

It was the shits. uppityperson May 2013 #87

Lol DUzy! JimDandy May 2013 #69

I admire your probing insight. Arugula Latte Jun 2013 #124

You're full of crap, you never had one! (n/m) ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jun 2013 #140

Maybe she does regret it. HappyMe May 2013 #7

How to put this delicately. lapislzi May 2013 #55

The thing is, HappyMe May 2013 #65

Oh, right. I agree with everything you said. lapislzi May 2013 #68

Eh, that's her personal experience, no point in trying to rebut, nt geek tragedy May 2013 #9

Attention seeking. She has a need to fit in with an anti-choice crowd. MADem May 2013 #10

Spot on and well said (n/t) Tom Ripley May 2013 #116

Every Easter my father's church has a pancake breakfast for all the single mothers. liberal_at_heart May 2013 #117

The better to identify them for future point-n-gossip! Shame!!! Shame!!! nt MADem May 2013 #118

Why were you speechless? MicaelS May 2013 #11

Non-fictional regrets do not often get advertised on a bumper sticker. LanternWaste May 2013 #25

Some people like to brag. Brickbat May 2013 #12

Yeah, I'll bet. Zoeisright May 2013 #13

" Everyone I know who has had an abortion has been completely relieved." demwing May 2013 #90

My friend wasn't relieved that she had an abortion. xmas74 May 2013 #121

Translates to: "Now that I've got mine, I sure as heck don't want you to have that option..." ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #17

^ This ^ Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #91

I'd rather see that than a truck with balls hanging off it. Puzzledtraveller May 2013 #18

Saw one of those the other day Freddie Jun 2013 #131

That sounds so odd that I would suspect reflection May 2013 #19

Or else she's just flat out lying. GoCubsGo May 2013 #113

I suppose some women do find reasons to regret having an abortion. Arkansas Granny May 2013 #20

I wonder if she regrets being able to get her abortion safely and legally? Ohio Joe May 2013 #21

Touche, Ohio Joe Carolina May 2013 #44

Excellent point, OhioJoe n/m Cha May 2013 #60

Probably a response to "I'm Not Sorry". sinkingfeeling May 2013 #22

I agree. n/t Gormy Cuss May 2013 #28

I don't care to see that on a bumper sticker either. Just Saying May 2013 #48

Not a bumper sticker, but a web site. sinkingfeeling May 2013 #56

Yes I looked at it. Just Saying May 2013 #61

She probably does, it happens LadyHawkAZ May 2013 #23

Nobody wants an abortion... wundermaus May 2013 #24

Many people regret their abortions. cbdo2007 May 2013 #26

You Know This How? n/t HangOnKids May 2013 #29

Because whatever hard decisions we make in life, it's easy to second guess pnwmom May 2013 #33

People have told me so. cbdo2007 May 2013 #42

Okie Dokie! HangOnKids May 2013 #45

"You're Lucky YOUR Mother Chose LIFE!" MindPilot May 2013 #27

How True! Ever Seen An " I Regret My Affair or I Regret Cheating On My Taxes " Bumper Sticker? HangOnKids May 2013 #30

Maybe you have just started a new meme MindPilot May 2013 #35

I Am ALL Over That! HangOnKids May 2013 #37

"ETA there are a lot of things in my life I regret. I do not itemize them on the back of my car" Bay Boy May 2013 #86

So... They were a zombie fetus? onehandle May 2013 #32

Theres a whole b horror movie based on that premise. Arcanetrance May 2013 #49

I once regretted buying a BSA motorcycle. But, I got over it. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2013 #36

I should have expressed myself better. CurtEastPoint May 2013 #43

I'll Be On The Lookout For The "I Regret Having Children" Bumper Sticker HangOnKids May 2013 #47

I don't regret mine. HappyMe May 2013 #67

She chose to put her feelings out there on her car Just Saying May 2013 #50

BS BumperSticker. I would ask Ilsa May 2013 #51

Study: Most Women Don't Regret Abortion Just Saying May 2013 #52

The study says 30% were not satisfied with their decision to have an abortion. cbdo2007 May 2013 #58

I didn't see that specific statistic Just Saying May 2013 #59

Well "Most" could be 51% or it could be 99%.... cbdo2007 May 2013 #64

Well you're making a conjecture since the article says Just Saying May 2013 #71

Actual stats in the study are Just Saying May 2013 #72

Well this is one woman who does not regret her decision to have one. liberal_at_heart May 2013 #119

Here's the actual study. Just Saying May 2013 #63

That's not really the point matt819 May 2013 #53

My husband's Aunt didn't even reaching her 80s HockeyMom May 2013 #54

"Well, then, I suggest you don't have any more," would be the note I'd kestrel91316 May 2013 #57

Maybe some people do end up regretting it due to circumstance LittleBlue May 2013 #62

Good response. I don't understand the people here jumping cbdo2007 May 2013 #66

She downplayed it when she slapped her issue on a bumper sticker IMO. Just Saying May 2013 #73

Do people put bumper stickers on their car "I regret getting drunk"? It is not about if someone uppityperson May 2013 #89

I am sure that many women have later regretted an abortion. badtoworse May 2013 #70

It's a lot like scratching a backward "B" into your face Generic Other May 2013 #74

I wonder if people are missing the point. Just Saying May 2013 #75

Most bumper stickers are propaganda. HappyMe May 2013 #82

And most are put on to get attention. Just Saying May 2013 #83

your free speech requires allowing it from others nt markiv May 2013 #76

And who said she wasn't allowed? Just Saying May 2013 #80

"Your" free speech?? BTW: It also protects REACTIONS. WinkyDink May 2013 #104

What are the odds this person never had an abortion? joeybee12 May 2013 #78

I'd say very low, but not zero. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin May 2013 #96

Ditto. nt. Starry Messenger May 2013 #106

Was a guy driving? joeybee12 May 2013 #109

Keep Christ in Christians ZRT2209 May 2013 #79

I don't have much of a problem with it. NCTraveler May 2013 #81

Yes, she regrets it but she still got it. ellie May 2013 #84

It's a bizarre thing to put on your bumper, far too intimate. Shrike47 May 2013 #88

She had the choice, yet others shouldn't? She & others like her should mind their own business. KittyWampus May 2013 #92

That's fine MNBrewer May 2013 #94

Well put. N/T Adsos Letter Jun 2013 #125

I saw one once and my reaction was thanks for sharing and I don't regret being pro-choice. hrmjustin May 2013 #95

Lots of people end up regretting abortions. Failing to acknowledge that is silly and offensive. Donald Ian Rankin May 2013 #97

You are making things up, and THAT? IS offensive. WinkyDink May 2013 #105

Then she should not have had one. Dawson Leery May 2013 #98

Jaw-dropping interview ... Ino May 2013 #99

I don't see why that would blow you away. People make decisions they regret. NYC Liberal May 2013 #100

Oh, please. It's a POLITICAL statement, not a personal one. WinkyDink May 2013 #107

Or it's a personal statement being used for a political agenda. NYC Liberal May 2013 #111

Maybe I'll print up "Your mother WISHES she'd had an abortion." WinkyDink May 2013 #102

Perhaps ZombieHorde May 2013 #103

I know I'M always influenced by bumper stickers to change my life! WinkyDink May 2013 #108

Few people think of themselves as being so easily influenced, ZombieHorde May 2013 #110

Signs pro-politician state one's preferences. This bumper sticker is propaganda. WinkyDink Jun 2013 #122

on a bumper sticker? Does she walk up to people and introduce herself to strangers that way? liberal_at_heart May 2013 #112

Well, I don't regret her abortion Tom Ripley May 2013 #114

I don't think I can regret my abortion... cynatnite Jun 2013 #126

I felt only relief after mine..... peacebird Jun 2013 #127

I hear you. Texasgal Jun 2013 #132

Lots of people regret lots of decisions they make in life. Ruby the Liberal Jun 2013 #135

She (well, obviously) has the right to her feelings.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jun 2013 #139