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In reply to the discussion: I think people should, in general, choose not to have abortions [View all]frazzled
(18,402 posts)They were just done by grandmothers in kitchens or back-alley abortionists. But believe me, abortion was around for millions of years before Roe v. Wade. I remember my mother alluding one time to my grandmother "knowing how to do it," and having done so multiple times. I was never clear if that meant for herself or for others.
So you can rest easy now. You were not not aborted (double negative there, for emphasis) simply because you were born before Roe v. Wade. Abortions were available, just unsafe.
So you don't have to say what people should and shouldn't do anymore! I think I've taken a great burden off your shoulders.
PS: I'm perfectly accepting of people saying what they themselves should do with regard to abortion. I'm never tolerant of people saying what other people should do. It's never okay to say what you "think people should, in general" choose to do with their own bodies. That is up to them to decide.