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In reply to the discussion: Abortion has never been rare. Why is that an expectation now? [View all]boston bean
(36,221 posts)14. Because it is still trying to control what women do with their bodies.
It's not rare, and the reasons it's not are are not just centered around access to contraception and healthcare or education.
So, when one wants more access to birth control and healthcare, they ought not link it to abortion.
It also places an undeserved moral judgment on persons who have had an abortion. Wanting them rare is, as far as I can see, from the threads here on DU, is because it's traumatic for the woman, they don't want women to have to go through the procedure, they think the woman didn't use contraception, or didn't have access.. those are all judgments that are best left at the door when discussing abortion.
The only right answer in my humble opinion, is it's none of my business why she wanted on or why she needed one.
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Perhaps one of the other dozen or so threads on this question could answer your question
hughee99
Nov 2013
#1
The real question is, why do people feel the need to add rare as a condition of supporting choice?
Gormy Cuss
Nov 2013
#10
"covered by...single payer" is also setting a condition that is superfluous to the core concept.
Gormy Cuss
Nov 2013
#61
The group that supports " & rare" as a platform for discussing unwanted pregnancies aids pro-lifers.
Gormy Cuss
Nov 2013
#65
No, but if you said "I like chocolate and peanut butter" I wouldn't offer you caramel
Gormy Cuss
Nov 2013
#70
If you don't understand what the people on this board mean when they say rare by now
Revanchist
Nov 2013
#3
Is there mandatory wait period or reporting to another person? How far does someone have to
uppityperson
Nov 2013
#26
I never claimed abortions are "becoming more rare" and notice how YOUR chart shows it going back up?
uppityperson
Nov 2013
#33
Here is the page that chart is from and another, same source. Notice all the access restrictions?
uppityperson
Nov 2013
#41
Yup, kill off enough, close enough small clinics and the few that stay open have good security.
uppityperson
Nov 2013
#42
I do not know how the number of abortion providers have fared in the last few decades
NoOneMan
Nov 2013
#48
There are any number of medical procedures that I think should be safe and legal
onenote
Nov 2013
#50
Ok, who sent out the memo to post flamebaiting, divisive OPs about "rare" abortions
kestrel91316
Nov 2013
#58
It's been discussed for years. It was updated in platform in 2008, DU is late to catch up on this.
PeaceNikki
Nov 2013
#63
Because religion is more important to some people than women's bodies and autonomy
TransitJohn
Nov 2013
#77