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JDPriestly

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13. The stupidity of the Republicans to try to attach an anti-abortion
Tue Apr 21, 2015, 02:10 PM
Apr 2015

amendment to a trafficking bill.

Imagine some poor kid, maybe a child of 12, who is the victim of a trafficker who sells the child to an "employer" who rapes her and makes her pregnant. Imagine how that child feels about becoming the mother of the child of her rapist. If there is any argument for permitting abortion that should appeal to the most rigid of opponents to abortion, surely that is it. And I can tell you that such a thing has happened in the history of the world, probably many, many times.

Let each woman decide for herself. Let her choose. Let her be.

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Wonderful news! cilla4progress Apr 2015 #1
Good Hekate Apr 2015 #2
GOOD. Now they can get their asses busy and confirm Loretta Lynch. n/t Triana Apr 2015 #3
Yep Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2015 #6
I think she will give up awoke_in_2003 Apr 2015 #22
Great news. nt okaawhatever Apr 2015 #4
Please work to elect more Democrats. MineralMan Apr 2015 #5
You mean like Lieberman zipplewrath Apr 2015 #18
I think what I mean is quite clear. MineralMan Apr 2015 #19
Not really zipplewrath Apr 2015 #20
The one benefit of voting for majority leader is a pretty big benefit. Gore1FL Apr 2015 #23
Good post. Just looking at the letter after the name has gotten us into a world of trouble. n/t A Simple Game Apr 2015 #24
Right. I should vote for the party who tells me up front they will cut my legs out. Midnight Writer Apr 2015 #25
No zipplewrath Apr 2015 #26
Sounds good. But not a single R represents my ideals Midnight Writer Apr 2015 #28
What about independent candidates? zipplewrath Apr 2015 #29
YYE-ESS! freshwest Apr 2015 #7
Zing! nt sufrommich Apr 2015 #8
Shame on them, though, for being so damn gullible and naive!!! calimary Apr 2015 #9
YAY!! Great news! THANK YOU PLANNED PARENTHOOD, NARAL, BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #10
I am glad this has happened... malthaussen Apr 2015 #11
Every bill should be a clean bill, if that... 3catwoman3 Apr 2015 #12
The stupidity of the Republicans to try to attach an anti-abortion JDPriestly Apr 2015 #13
Per the religious fanatics thats called Iliyah Apr 2015 #14
Rape is not divine intervention. JDPriestly Apr 2015 #17
take THAT, Turtle Man CatWoman Apr 2015 #15
Another cave.. Scurrilous Apr 2015 #16
Thank you Harry Reid malaise Apr 2015 #21
+1000 smirkymonkey Apr 2015 #27
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