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In reply to the discussion: Abortion is the most progressive economic issue. [View all]mopinko
(73,472 posts)7. it is my recollection that roe v wade was decided, in part,
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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Sorry...my rights are not negotiable.... and why should social issues be tossed under the bus?
Demsrule86
Apr 2017
#13
When I looked at is record...I was shocked...went looking for the ultrasound thing but found this.
Demsrule86
Apr 2017
#25
Joe Biden once voted for a late-term abortion ban and received low marks from NARAL in 1999 & 2003
Omaha Steve
Apr 2017
#29
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
Good news. The democratic party, Perez, or Bernie Sanders is not backing anyone...
killbotfactory
Apr 2017
#27
Have some of those listed pulled the endorsement for Perriello in Virginia then?
Demsrule86
Apr 2017
#51
The Democrats unity tour fractured into disunity almost immediately after it began. Senator Bernie
Cha
Apr 2017
#41
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
