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ehrnst

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31. Anyone who dismisses women's reproductive health care and childbearing as a "social issue"

Reply to AtheistCrusader (Reply #26)

Mon Apr 24, 2017, 05:39 PM

Apr 2017

is ignoring the medical community.

And that makes them no different than those that call climate change a "liberal issue."

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Abortion is economics and anyone dismissing it as a social issue [View all] La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2017 OP

exactly!! niyad Apr 2017 #1

AMEN -eom Justitia Apr 2017 #2

I found out that the Niles Ohio school system does not offer paid maternity leave. Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #3

They're not as clever as they believe themselves to be. I've seen this shit before... NurseJackie Apr 2017 #4

Me too...this is ridiculous. Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #10

Not only abortion, but birth control, privacy, contraception..... LisaM Apr 2017 #5

Its both. lovemydogs Apr 2017 #6

x1000!!!!! romana Apr 2017 #7

completely agree bigtree Apr 2017 #8

Abortion & the 13th Amendment CrispyQ Apr 2017 #9

Very good. Ligyron Apr 2017 #25

Yes. Margaret Atwood wrote a novel about that Silver Gaia Apr 2017 #28

But white guys are feeling neglected. LexVegas Apr 2017 #11

Just So Me. Apr 2017 #12

k&r Starry Messenger Apr 2017 #13

It's not an issue to be dismissed. The situation wasn't just men, though, it was groups that wanted JudyM Apr 2017 #14

No it's about the defense of this guy La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2017 #15

It's not just men defending him though...? Including Pelosi, etc. Absolutely not an ideal candidate JudyM Apr 2017 #17

Is pelosi belittling the importance of abortion, La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2017 #18

. JudyM Apr 2017 #21

No, I'm saying the party can't be a cult around what sanders approves and doesn't approve of La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2017 #22

He can do what he wants... and it's our choice whether we like his general direction and can forgive JudyM Apr 2017 #24

He cannot do as he wants as outreach chair, he is part of a team. JHan Apr 2017 #33

Family planning impacts every single issue you just listed. AtheistCrusader Apr 2017 #27

I consider it, first and foremost, a civil liberties issue that has economic associations. phleshdef Apr 2017 #16

Rec. nt LexVegas Apr 2017 #19

"It may not be economics for men"? What should be one of the biggest pro choice points, but we brewens Apr 2017 #20

Name one patriarchal system that hasn't/doesn't suck Rural_Progressive Apr 2017 #23

All aspects of Family Planning, including Abortion are a bright red line for me. AtheistCrusader Apr 2017 #26

Anyone who dismisses women's reproductive health care and childbearing as a "social issue" ehrnst Apr 2017 #31

YES, YES, YES, a thousand times YES! +++ Silver Gaia Apr 2017 #29

It's a health care issue, and anyone who advocates for health care should know that is an economic ehrnst Apr 2017 #30

Yup. But I suspect what we mean by economic issue is issue white men care about La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2017 #34

YES. a power play to keep MALE status. pansypoo53219 Apr 2017 #32