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In reply to the discussion: Abortion has never been rare. Why is that an expectation now? [View all]hughee99
(16,113 posts)Setting a condition implies without this, one wouldn't support it. "Safe and legal" is fine. I'd support that. "Safe, legal, and universally accessible" works too. So does "Safe, legal, and covered by health insurance", and "Safe, legal and none of your business". Personally, I'd like to see it be MORE that just safe and legal, though those would be my absolute minimum requirements. Is there some reason wanting more on this issue than just "safe and legal" is a problem? Rare is an ambiguous term some politicians have added which enables them to play both sides because people have different definitions of what "rare" should mean. One group of the people that support "rare" would like to see other issues addressed and give women access to things that might reduce unwanted pregnancies in the first place, but not seeking to limit access to abortion if one chooses it. If the goal is to improve women's lives, isn't giving them more options a good goal? The OTHER group that support "rare" is looking to limit access. That's the group you should probably be arguing with, but they don't seem to be getting involved in these threads.