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Wait Wut

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13. Yep.

Mon Nov 4, 2013, 05:16 PM

Nov 2013

"I'd rather work to prevent many of the causes of abortion..."

I couldn't agree more, and I think that's probably what the OP meant to say. Not that it needs to be rare because it is a 'shameful' thing, but because there are more appealing options. Like treating some of the causes that you mentioned so that abortion becomes less frequent. I don't know of any woman that would have preferred to have an abortion to not getting pregnant in the first place, except in the case of medical necessity.

I'd love to see the day when abortion was as infrequent as the plague. Legal, safe, infrequent and covered by insurance...just as the OP said. Just like I'd love to see the day that cancer was as rare as polio.

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I want abortion to be safe and legal AND rare AND convenient and unshameful and covered by insurance [View all] Nine Nov 2013 OP

You should drop the antiquated "rare" bit. PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #1

I agree gopiscrap Nov 2013 #2

I think "rare" is still a desired outcome. enough Nov 2013 #4

No. "Rare" is subjective. And numbers are meaningless w/o context. PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #7

Thank you so much, PeaceNikki! Control-Z Nov 2013 #16

Absolutely. Daemonaquila Nov 2013 #8

Depends. Are you talking about your own choice or are you trying to force "rare" BS on others? idwiyo Nov 2013 #3

'Rare' is really nobody's business except the woman's Cirque du So-What Nov 2013 #5

"Rare," by definition, relates to more than an individual's personal decision. Nine Nov 2013 #11

Perfect. Wait Wut Nov 2013 #15

Yes, the "rare" meme is a form of female shaming. Gravitycollapse Nov 2013 #6

Look, no one wants abortion to be commonplace. Pab Sungenis Nov 2013 #9

Yep. Wait Wut Nov 2013 #13

No, I don't. Wait Wut Nov 2013 #10

What makes people think it's not 'rare' now? leftstreet Nov 2013 #12

"Safe, legal, and rare" has been used by liberals for over 20 years. Nine Nov 2013 #14