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mopinko

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7. it is my recollection that roe v wade was decided, in part,
Tue Apr 25, 2017, 05:08 PM
Apr 2017

based on exactly this issue.

here is what i recall, and would appreciate the brain trust chiming in here-

i remember a story that cokie roberts told when rbg was confirmed. she was involved in arguing the case and made the argument that the decision to end a pregnancy had economic repercussions on not just the woman, but her entire family, including the baby that would be born if choice was denied.
she said that it became something of an in joke w rbg and justice kennedy- that she bumped into him at a party, and that he asked her "how's the baby?"

as i said, fuzzy old memory from when npr was a reliable news source, and cokie was a liberal.

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That's an EXCELLENT editorial!! It hits the nail squarely on the head. NurseJackie Apr 2017 #1
LOL! ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #8
What's so funny? George II Apr 2017 #19
Sorta creepy. Foamfollower Apr 2017 #20
Your amusement is so very sad. sheshe2 Apr 2017 #21
Why do you hate us so? sheshe2 Apr 2017 #22
We can focus on human rights AND Bettie Apr 2017 #2
Did You Just Miss The Entire Point? Me. Apr 2017 #6
Sorry...my rights are not negotiable.... and why should social issues be tossed under the bus? Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #13
They shouldn't Bettie Apr 2017 #17
Not true... no one said that...we need Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #50
Then why do you (and others) rail against the idea Bettie Apr 2017 #57
I don't hate Sen. Sanders first of all. I am strongly pro-choice. Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #60
Kick. Squinch Apr 2017 #3
K&R ismnotwasm Apr 2017 #4
Dont Hardly Know What To Say Anymore Me. Apr 2017 #5
thanks for your very sorrowful concern ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #9
Ah Yes Professor Plum Me. Apr 2017 #11
Thank you for your concerned concern that concerns you post after post. sheshe2 Apr 2017 #23
it is my recollection that roe v wade was decided, in part, mopinko Apr 2017 #7
agreed, and most progressives support the right to choose ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #10
Heath Mello has been on the right side of this issue for five years ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #12
He voted for a 20 week ban. Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #14
That doesn't sound like he's on our side at all!! NurseJackie Apr 2017 #15
When I looked at is record...I was shocked...went looking for the ultrasound thing but found this. Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #25
He's on the WRONG SIDE! Why are people lying about his record? NurseJackie Apr 2017 #26
Joe Biden once voted for a late-term abortion ban and received low marks from NARAL in 1999 & 2003 Omaha Steve Apr 2017 #29
LOL! What's he running for? NurseJackie Apr 2017 #31
You didn't vote Obama/Bidden TWICE???? Omaha Steve Apr 2017 #34
LOL NurseJackie Apr 2017 #35
Now that you have this info you couldn't seem to find in a hall of mirrors Omaha Steve Apr 2017 #36
ROFLMAO NurseJackie Apr 2017 #37
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Waitress? Seriously? NurseJackie Apr 2017 #40
"We've come a long way, baby!" NurseJackie Apr 2017 #32
No one's gonna keep me down again! NurseJackie Apr 2017 #33
This message was self-deleted by its author Omaha Steve Apr 2017 #28
... LexVegas Apr 2017 #16
FACTS here: musette_sf Apr 2017 #30
do you have a link ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #45
LOL! NurseJackie Apr 2017 #46
those votes are all older than five years ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #47
LOL! "those votes are all older than five years" (LOL LOL LOL!) NurseJackie Apr 2017 #49
I'm sure the Nebraska state government website has the details. George II Apr 2017 #55
Ok, I found the original link ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #48
"PP's actual take", as in "Planned Parenthood" or "Professor Plum"? George II Apr 2017 #56
LOL Amimnoch Apr 2017 #62
It's also electorally toxic in many parts of the country. YoungDemCA Apr 2017 #18
So are gay rights, interracial marriage, separation of church and state and health care. Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #61
There's a difference between caving on issues and de-emphasizing certain polarizing issues. YoungDemCA Apr 2017 #65
so you only cave on certain issues...the ones you don't care about I guess... Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #66
K&R brer cat Apr 2017 #24
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Have some of those listed pulled the endorsement for Perriello in Virginia then? Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #51
Yup. There is no economic populism without reproductive freedom Recursion Apr 2017 #38
The Democrats unity tour fractured into disunity almost immediately after it began. Senator Bernie Cha Apr 2017 #41
Schumer and Perez need to reassess. NurseJackie Apr 2017 #42
I think Perez got told and reversed.. Cha Apr 2017 #43
I'm hoping for more reversals... NurseJackie Apr 2017 #44
Which is exactly what we have been saying for several days BainsBane Apr 2017 #52
The article goes on to enumerate how lack of access to abortion increases poverty BainsBane Apr 2017 #53
As another poster said, those you who are asking women to give up their rights for the greater good, Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #54
This is just pure ignorance of an opinion. Exilednight Apr 2017 #58
You've mis-read the piece. It's not saying the women ONLY get abortions for economic reasons. n/t pnwmom Apr 2017 #59
Let me recommend this post 50 times. Orrex Apr 2017 #63
Nonsense ... GeorgeGist Apr 2017 #64
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