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In reply to the discussion: Does "abortion on demand and without apology" describe your approach to the issue? [View all]Silent3
(15,909 posts)212. In post #174 you said "NO such thing!" in response to my post #160.
My post #186 was a consistent, on-topic response to your post #174. Now you're telling me that you were responding to someone else?
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Does "abortion on demand and without apology" describe your approach to the issue? [View all]
redqueen
Nov 2013
OP
That's the only part of the statement where a disagreement might come up here
DireStrike
Nov 2013
#14
I'm starting to think this is a useful position to state, based on the direction of this thread.
DireStrike
Nov 2013
#77
I think they also want to draw a line in the same so that they can then move it. nt
Flatulo
Nov 2013
#154
I'm happy that you know all these medical people. Maybe they could tell you that the shoulders
Sheldon Cooper
Nov 2013
#216
Here is a movie to watch. It is showing many places and quite the documentary about late term aborti
uppityperson
Nov 2013
#41
I think it's defensive posturing, and as such, weakens a staunch pro-choice position.
redqueen
Nov 2013
#200
You ask this question as if women wake up 8 months pregant and decide ... wow I want an abortion.
etherealtruth
Nov 2013
#28
since late term procedures are already heavily restricted, i'm not sure what you're
nashville_brook
Nov 2013
#65
I'm not asking for any concessions at all. I'm thinking that the OP is saying...
Silent3
Nov 2013
#74
Yes. It implies women and their doctors cannot be trusted to make decisions.
PeaceNikki
Nov 2013
#30
Neither I nor the law in general place infinite trust in parents in all matters.
Silent3
Nov 2013
#141
I do not grant a late-term fetus has more status than the human being that bears it but
truebluegreen
Nov 2013
#149
I certainly don't grant MORE status, but I suspect you know that phrasing is a straw man.
Silent3
Nov 2013
#157
"all the recent laws proposed" have been a rash of extreme right-wing zealotry
Silent3
Nov 2013
#106
So you believe that terminating a pregnancy should weigh on a woman's conscience,
redqueen
Nov 2013
#36
The only case where the choice of an abortion is "an 'easy' decision" is psychopaths?
uppityperson
Nov 2013
#99
Actually for some women, it is a very easy decision and "conscience" does not come into the equation
MadrasT
Nov 2013
#221
Yes free access to birth control drastically reduces abortions. (Imagine that!)
redqueen
Nov 2013
#43
I'm sure the Catholic hierarchy feels little guilt about oppressing women all these years.
Arugula Latte
Nov 2013
#42
Do you honestly think women get abortions because they're unaware of other options?
redqueen
Nov 2013
#70
When I say "Fight for Women's rights" I also mean Fight as in "fists-a-flying"
BlueJazz
Nov 2013
#67
I would phrase it differently since no one can demand a procedure from a physician
ehrnst
Nov 2013
#72
Yes. Yes, it does. Women have the final say on what/who goes into and out of their bodies.
ancianita
Nov 2013
#86
Yes, it does, exactly, and I'm not influenced by any considerations of personal advantage
Glorfindel
Nov 2013
#89
Actually, "free abortion readily available in any hospital" would be my approach.
Coyotl
Nov 2013
#95
Roe v. Wade gives states the right to regulate abortions beginning in the second trimester
flpoljunkie
Nov 2013
#96
I think it's perfectly fair to refer to a fetus that's ready to survive on its own...
Silent3
Nov 2013
#184
Your point being? I was responding to someone else. Amazingly, my opinion hasn't changed.
VADem1980
Nov 2013
#207
I'm not a fan of the term 'demand'. I can't 'demand' pain medication or antibiotics or anything else
Flatulo
Nov 2013
#137
Wow. I never knew so many people were unfamiliar with the meaning of "on demand". nt
redqueen
Nov 2013
#144
People should feel no more guilt over abortion than getting a tooth removed...
Humanist_Activist
Nov 2013
#164
i think there are good reasons for having one, and bad reasons for having one, and it's none of my
dionysus
Nov 2013
#167
the way i genuinely feel about abortion is the way i feel about most healthcare issues
La Lioness Priyanka
Nov 2013
#188
I don't think anyone should apologize for making their own decisions.
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2013
#201
Yes. I get very nervous about putting restrictions on a woman's right to choose.
hrmjustin
Nov 2013
#208
Who in the hell needs the Gov to come between a women's rights to abortion?
Auntie Bush
Nov 2013
#213
And it is mostly men pushing these restrictions. I personally think they hate women.
hrmjustin
Nov 2013
#214