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We should not be pro abortion! [View all] Soxfan58 Aug 2017 OP
Who is "pro abortion"? nt. Weekend Warrior Aug 2017 #1
It's like being pro gallbladder surgery Warpy Aug 2017 #55
Thank you for the laugh. nt. Weekend Warrior Aug 2017 #58
Well if you ask any Christian Conservative R- winger SJMULE Aug 2017 #131
That is an important distinction. Pro-choice, is NOT pro abortion. That is what choice is all still_one Aug 2017 #133
Ummm yeah MaryLouisaWillis Aug 2017 #155
Oh, good lawd! demmiblue Aug 2017 #2
I've never met anyone who is "pro abortion." Atman Aug 2017 #3
I am loyalsister Aug 2017 #25
Understood PJMcK Aug 2017 #33
Exactly loyalsister Aug 2017 #59
You are supportive of them in the context of consent. ehrnst Aug 2017 #100
And yet loyalsister Aug 2017 #104
How is that "pro-abortion"? That's a bit like being pro-appendectomy or Ninsianna Aug 2017 #42
I am in favor of the existance of the procedure loyalsister Aug 2017 #60
I agree with you. It's not a difficult concept. beam me up scottie Aug 2017 #63
Um, that doesn't make sense. Ninsianna Aug 2017 #76
If they work day and night to restrict or ban mastectomy, I will become pro-mastectomy. AtheistCrusader Aug 2017 #81
Thank you! beam me up scottie Aug 2017 #85
+100. "Pro-choice" is a lukewarm-bordering-cowardly term. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2017 #88
I agree MountCleaners Aug 2017 #126
Nonsense. I use it because it is exactly what I mean. Ms. Toad Aug 2017 #137
So you think the term "pro-abortion" implies removal of patient choice. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2017 #160
So pro-life implies choice? Ms. Toad Aug 2017 #162
They would say yes. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2017 #168
I have not met a single pro-life person who would describe themselves as pro-choice. Ms. Toad Aug 2017 #183
Frankly, many of the people who identify themselves... Mariana Aug 2017 #174
Ask the people against whom such criticism is directed if there is a meaningful difference. Ms. Toad Aug 2017 #181
There is no similarity between the two positions. AtheistCrusader Aug 2017 #164
You are obviously not encountering the same pro-abortion people I have, Ms. Toad Aug 2017 #169
I don't think there are a lot of people advocating compulsory abortions. Voltaire2 Aug 2017 #199
I'm just saying that focusing on the procedure itself, when that's what they're Ninsianna Aug 2017 #144
Maybe because people want it to be illegal? loyalsister Aug 2017 #82
They also want to make a great many things illegal, so conceding that much ground to Ninsianna Aug 2017 #147
That is not "pro abortion." Atman Aug 2017 #46
It goes beyond that loyalsister Aug 2017 #73
It is pro abortion to favor the legality loyalsister Aug 2017 #97
Which would make you anti-abortion is it's coerced or forced. ehrnst Aug 2017 #91
I think that divorce should be legal, but that doesn't make me "pro-divorce" ehrnst Aug 2017 #92
If conservatives were working to constrain and disallow divorce, you might classify yourself that AtheistCrusader Aug 2017 #105
I would classify myself being supportive of consent and choice in any decision. ehrnst Aug 2017 #116
This message was self-deleted by its author ehrnst Aug 2017 #200
it makes you anti arranged marriage. Voltaire2 Aug 2017 #198
How exactly? loyalsister Aug 2017 #96
I didn't say it did. ehrnst Aug 2017 #98
I don't understand how you make that leap loyalsister Aug 2017 #102
Any medical procedure or condition imposed without consent - be it forced childbearing or abortion ehrnst Aug 2017 #117
"Being against rape does not make one anti-sex, and vice verca" loyalsister Aug 2017 #125
Then you are pro (whatever is consentual - which is choice) which also includes adoption. ehrnst Aug 2017 #134
Hey there, nice to meet you. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2017 #30
I'm all for that as an available option. Nt Weekend Warrior Aug 2017 #159
I've met a few metalbot Aug 2017 #192
Offs, Soxfan58 Hekate Aug 2017 #4
No one is pro abortion wryter2000 Aug 2017 #5
True. Thank you. NurseJackie Aug 2017 #12
Not true. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2017 #16
This. CrispyQ Aug 2017 #18
And that makes you anti-abortion if it's coerced or forced on a woman. right? (nt) ehrnst Aug 2017 #93
Lol. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2017 #118
Adding coerced or forced... tonedevil Aug 2017 #184
Anti-Apple Pie? I challenge you to a duel! Spoons at dawn! AtheistCrusader Aug 2017 #189
There are some who would disagree... A HERETIC I AM Aug 2017 #17
Exactly! mountain grammy Aug 2017 #19
I'm pro-abortion. David__77 Aug 2017 #22
I'm for the freedom to have an abortion wryter2000 Aug 2017 #34
I am not interested in allowing the Pro Birth crowd to dictate terms. AtheistCrusader Aug 2017 #75
I'll call them the pro-forced childbearing crowd. ehrnst Aug 2017 #124
Well said Pachamama Aug 2017 #154
Thank you, and exactly. You get it. beam me up scottie Aug 2017 #64
That was always Bill Clinton's argument Renew Deal Aug 2017 #52
Or not. jmg257 Aug 2017 #178
Explain brucefan Aug 2017 #6
How about PRO WOMEN'S RIGHTS? CountAllVotes Aug 2017 #7
And pro privacy and pro bodily autonomy elehhhhna Aug 2017 #49
I consider myself Pro-Reproductive Choice & Rights Pachamama Aug 2017 #156
Would you please explain your position to us. irisblue Aug 2017 #8
wow! stonecutter357 Aug 2017 #9
I am pro abortion. Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #10
Gah, you beat me to it! WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2017 #14
I'm pro-spelling, but that's just me. 6000eliot Aug 2017 #11
autocorrect can be an A hole sometimes though. irisblue Aug 2017 #15
I know. I've been caught too. Sorry for the snark. 6000eliot Aug 2017 #21
No issue at all irisblue Aug 2017 #24
Autocorrect is my worst enema unblock Aug 2017 #57
that's the ducking truth. OriginalGeek Aug 2017 #62
I'm pro-abortion the same way I'm pro-appendectomy or pro-microdiscectomy. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2017 #13
The correct term is "pro-choice," not "pro-abortion." Nobody here actually likes that Oneironaut Aug 2017 #20
Please be careful speaking for others about how they feel about abortion. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2017 #27
Definately not always blackdove78 Aug 2017 #47
It's not always a difficult situation. beam me up scottie Aug 2017 #83
We ARE pro education, pro contraception, pro choice and not ashamed to support the right to abort. bettyellen Aug 2017 #23
The termination of a pregnancy is a medical procedure. Caliman73 Aug 2017 #26
You don't get to decide the policies favored here. lark Aug 2017 #28
I've never met anyone that is pro abortion. Intransigent Atheist Aug 2017 #29
Being a fan of routine healthcare procedures that make people's lives better is not misanthropic. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2017 #32
This message was self-deleted by its author David__77 Aug 2017 #31
Not that I think this is prevalent but... Thomas Hurt Aug 2017 #35
... demmiblue Aug 2017 #37
. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2017 #38
So you're saying ProudLib72 Aug 2017 #36
"Pro-Abortion" is a pernicious myth fueled by anti-choicers Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2017 #39
Only in the RW's ugly spin, are Liberal/progressives (or anyone for that matter), hlthe2b Aug 2017 #40
Yeah shenmue Aug 2017 #53
I'm sorry, who are you speaking for today? AtheistCrusader Aug 2017 #84
Staunchly Pro-Choice does not equate to PRO-Abortion (& I speak for millions like myself, thank you) hlthe2b Aug 2017 #86
Abortion is a specific choice/procedure that is specifically under attack. I don't waste my time AtheistCrusader Aug 2017 #87
I'm pro abortion. LeftyMom Aug 2017 #41
Me too blackdove78 Aug 2017 #48
I have a blood clotting disorder. LeftyMom Aug 2017 #56
You should absolutely be making that choice and no one else. (nt) ehrnst Aug 2017 #123
what does "pro abortion" mean? fishwax Aug 2017 #43
I am pro abortion... xajj4791 Aug 2017 #44
If a woman wants an abortion, I am pro abortion. DefenseLawyer Aug 2017 #45
Jesus... LexVegas Aug 2017 #50
I'm not sure syringis Aug 2017 #51
Democrats are NEVER pro-abortion get the red out Aug 2017 #54
When the other side works 24x7x365 to villify, demonize, guilt trip, restrict, ban abortion, etc AtheistCrusader Aug 2017 #79
I'm pro-abortion. It's a medical procedure that saves lives. beam me up scottie Aug 2017 #61
NOBODY IS PRO ABORTION librechik Aug 2017 #65
I'm pro-abortion Heddi Aug 2017 #67
I am. beam me up scottie Aug 2017 #68
I'm pro-abortion Heddi Aug 2017 #66
THIS RIGHT HERE! beam me up scottie Aug 2017 #70
Thank you! Solly Mack Aug 2017 #143
I am pro choice, but more than that I believe having privacy is an issue of respect. hamsterjill Aug 2017 #69
frankly i don't give a damn but i wont go namby pamby talk around the issue..fuck the fetus fetish dembotoz Aug 2017 #71
I'm pro-abortion. johnp3907 Aug 2017 #72
I'll bet you're not pro-abortion that is coerced or required. ehrnst Aug 2017 #99
I'm pro-abortion. beam me up scottie Aug 2017 #109
If it's banned, there's no opportunity for choice. If it's not available, you can't choose it. AtheistCrusader Aug 2017 #110
Yep. Pro-choice is too wishy washy for me. beam me up scottie Aug 2017 #112
I wear it proudly because it puts her consent front and center - her, not the procedure ehrnst Aug 2017 #115
I'm pro-life saving medical procedures and that includes abortion. beam me up scottie Aug 2017 #119
Life-saving would involve consent. ehrnst Aug 2017 #121
Which is why I don't use the term pro-forced abortion to describe my support for the procedure. beam me up scottie Aug 2017 #132
Political terms carry their own meaning, and that can be different from general meanings. ehrnst Aug 2017 #158
Please stop telling me I can't be pro-abortion because you think it means something it doesn't beam me up scottie Aug 2017 #185
I'm not telling you any such thing. ehrnst Aug 2017 #187
That's an entirely different proposition than this thread started with. AtheistCrusader Aug 2017 #190
You're not the boss of me. AtheistCrusader Aug 2017 #74
How about pro reproductive healthcare (which includes abortion) Freethinker65 Aug 2017 #77
I am pro- It's none of your business if it's not your body. politicat Aug 2017 #78
Flame bait. I see the OP has disappeared to let us fight amongst ourselves. Hekate Aug 2017 #80
Yep. n/t demmiblue Aug 2017 #95
Only the right wing uses that term, and marybourg Aug 2017 #89
Um...pro-choice is anti-abortion when a woman doesn't consent.(nt) ehrnst Aug 2017 #90
I'm pro madokie Aug 2017 #94
+1 hamsterjill Aug 2017 #106
absolutely pro choice - huge mistake in allowing the R's to label us as pro-abotion DrDan Aug 2017 #101
Pro-abortion is a less precise term than pro-choice Bettie Aug 2017 #103
Anti-Choice, or Pro-Birth. AtheistCrusader Aug 2017 #111
I call them pro-forced-birthers Major Nikon Aug 2017 #146
What? Me. Aug 2017 #107
and pro support greymattermom Aug 2017 #108
I don't care what it's called as long as the gov't quits telling women what the hell to do with ebbie15644 Aug 2017 #113
With over 600,000 reported abortions a year, I think 'pro-abortion' covers it. jmg257 Aug 2017 #114
Abortion is a medical procedure. I'm pro necessary and needed medical procedures. Solly Mack Aug 2017 #120
One just told me I'm not pro-abortion. johnp3907 Aug 2017 #127
You're a good ally, johnp3907. You get it. beam me up scottie Aug 2017 #135
I'm a female and I don't know what you mean by "One"...did you mean Someone just told you? Solly Mack Aug 2017 #139
I meant one of the people posting on this thread. johnp3907 Aug 2017 #140
Thank you. Exactly. We shouldn't demonize it. Solly Mack Aug 2017 #142
Plenty of people who are supposedly on our side Mariana Aug 2017 #163
Yep Solly Mack Aug 2017 #165
Hello Solly Mack. beam me up scottie Aug 2017 #136
Hello to you Bmus! Solly Mack Aug 2017 #141
Exactly! It's time to stop letting them demonize abortion. beam me up scottie Aug 2017 #148
You have established the essential differences between the Parties. We are "pro"; Republicans are WinkyDink Aug 2017 #152
Thank you. Solly Mack Aug 2017 #170
Pro-Democrat! WinkyDink Aug 2017 #171
And back to pro I go. Solly Mack Aug 2017 #172
Nobody is "pro-abortion". Pro-CHOICE means you can chose to have an abortion, or not. Lil Missy Aug 2017 #122
Who's pro-abortion? Lebam in LA Aug 2017 #128
Where did the OP go? Off to start a fight someplace else? Hekate Aug 2017 #129
Hit & Run Me. Aug 2017 #130
I don't approve of abortion, but I accept it when others may need it. pwb Aug 2017 #138
It is the law. There is nothing for you to "accept" or reject. WinkyDink Aug 2017 #151
I approve, and I refuse to guilt trip other people by joining in to beat that drum of 'I don't appro AtheistCrusader Aug 2017 #166
You are using right wing framing, here. Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #145
I'm pro abortion. Voltaire2 Aug 2017 #149
This is an example of what prompted the OP, I'm pretty sure. LAS14 Aug 2017 #167
If you don't want heart surgery that's your business. Voltaire2 Aug 2017 #173
Well, you've got to agree that it's a debatable point. Right? LAS14 Aug 2017 #193
Sure, but I am in no way compelling you to have an abortion. Voltaire2 Aug 2017 #195
"We impinge on other people's choice Mariana Aug 2017 #175
No moral complexity about it for me at all. 50 Shades Of Blue Aug 2017 #177
Yeah, but there is for a lot of people. That was the OP's point. nt LAS14 Aug 2017 #194
And for plenty of people, there isn't. 50 Shades Of Blue Aug 2017 #196
Exactly. What is so difficult about that? beam me up scottie Aug 2017 #186
I AM PRO ROE v. WADE, the law of the land since 1973!! People need to finally STHU about it!! DU, WinkyDink Aug 2017 #150
Who f*ck is pro-abortion? WTF??? Pachamama Aug 2017 #153
This Is What I Call It Tetunot Aug 2017 #157
Nor should we be pro-refractive eye surgery. LanternWaste Aug 2017 #161
Speak for yourself! I am pro abortion. 50 Shades Of Blue Aug 2017 #176
Somebody only listens to RW framing & doesn't know what "choice" means. Is it you Soxfan58? FSogol Aug 2017 #179
Uhm, who is we and what do you mean? Raine1967 Aug 2017 #180
pro-abortion is a term repukes use Skittles Aug 2017 #182
Flame Baiting BULLSHIT tenderfoot Aug 2017 #188
lol AtheistCrusader Aug 2017 #191
Correct. And that's why we're Pro-Choice. Iggo Aug 2017 #197
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