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In reply to the discussion: Abortion has never been rare. Why is that an expectation now? [View all]Dawgs
(14,755 posts)43. Because getting an abortion sucks. n/t
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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