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17. Reminds me of the 50's and back ... abortions in back rooms, many

Wed May 23, 2012, 09:20 PM

May 2012

women dying, quack drs. of sorts performing abortions. This is going to be a horrific mess as this continues. If the republicans gain full control of the US again, I think the 21st century is going to be one of the worst in the US.

You know, I said that earlier today, I'm about done fighting, I've started to lose interest in the future of the US. Sometimes things have to totally fail, before anything gets better.

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'Pro-Choice' Americans At Record Low, Poll Finds [View all] bluesbassman May 2012 OP

Yes, how many self-identified "independents" are people unwilling to call themselves Republicans? NYC Liberal May 2012 #1

This is an important point. sweetloukillbot May 2012 #23

Means the same thing on the east coast. JoePhilly May 2012 #36

My Xtian friend now identifies as independent & will vote for O since she's sick of the R's & their wordpix Jul 2012 #72

how many of those "pro-lifers" mzteris May 2012 #2

how many of those "pro-lifers" will go quietly to a clinic to terminate an unwanted pregnancy or Raster May 2012 #4

plenty but it will be OK becuz it was different than the usual circumstances lunasun May 2012 #29

how many kardonb May 2012 #11

You forgot zip NV Whino May 2012 #32

Another thing you can bank on with those "pro-lifers" WhoIsNumberNone May 2012 #19

+1000 smirkymonkey Jul 2012 #46

I'm sorry, what? mzteris Jul 2012 #47

I'm having one this morning, just to support "Choice", and I'm a dude. nt DCKit Jul 2012 #54

you're having one what? mzteris Jul 2012 #68

That's REAL support for women's choice! Nice going, and good luck! n/t Judi Lynn Jul 2012 #80

Probably 80 percent of the Anti-Choicers. smirkymonkey Jul 2012 #73

Me Captain Lee Jul 2012 #49

If you are opposed to abortion, please do NOT have one! CTyankee Jul 2012 #51

Then never get an abortion obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #52

Answer Captain Lee Jul 2012 #61

so which rope do you cut? mzteris Jul 2012 #69

Cut the baby's rope Captain Lee Jul 2012 #82

you're new here mzteris Jul 2012 #93

Post removed Post removed Jul 2012 #94

MURDER Sterling Jul 2012 #95

you're ridiculous. mzteris Jul 2012 #97

Abortion was illegal in Nazi Germany dflprincess Jul 2012 #100

so........ mzteris Jul 2012 #70

Who cares what people call themselves? 70% still support choice. Drunken Irishman May 2012 #3

You're right DI Proud Liberal Dem May 2012 #6

And even that article makes the following point. CBHagman May 2012 #26

Complicated? Proud Liberal Dem May 2012 #31

So, 77% of people believe in abortion being legal in certain (or all) cases? Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2012 #63

That's the crux of this issue right there agtcovert Jul 2012 #44

I'm pro-abortion. OrwellwasRight Jul 2012 #50

Excellent point Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2012 #64

many young girls given no choice but having the babies are from Xtian homes where this is wordpix Jul 2012 #74

Agree. OrwellwasRight Jul 2012 #92

+1000 wordpix Jul 2012 #75

I'm Pro-abortion, too! qwlauren35 Jul 2012 #83

Yup, but we are always told that abortion is OrwellwasRight Jul 2012 #91

That chart says it all, without the loaded labels. SunSeeker May 2012 #27

My mother does not believe in abortion. Dawson Leery Jul 2012 #77

Exactly. 70% are technically pro-choice. joshcryer Jul 2012 #108

This was discussed on the news today, and they said it all depends on how the question is asked ... Tx4obama May 2012 #5

But THAT wouldn't make headlines Proud Liberal Dem May 2012 #8

dicussed today kardonb May 2012 #12

How the question is asked is exactly right. Gormy Cuss May 2012 #15

add to that... MrMickeysMom May 2012 #16

Which is why politcal surveys are mostly BS. DCBob Jul 2012 #43

Do they want to build orphanges? HockeyMom May 2012 #7

Some people I guess can do it Proud Liberal Dem May 2012 #10

In KS gov. Brownback thinks they will populate across Kansas, into the RKP5637 May 2012 #14

He thinks married couples should be like the Duggars? HockeyMom May 2012 #38

Actually, many of these children ARE wanted. qwlauren35 Jul 2012 #84

oh really...healthy WHITE babies? alp227 Jul 2012 #89

This isn't the 1950s HockeyMom Jul 2012 #90

yeah for healthy WHITE babies! mzteris Jul 2012 #98

BUT in the same poll Iliyah May 2012 #9

Give the idiots what they want. Just don't then let them come crying to kestrel91316 May 2012 #13

Reminds me of the 50's and back ... abortions in back rooms, many RKP5637 May 2012 #17

I'll bet you resemble Nietzche. tcaudilllg May 2012 #20

I probably do, especially relative to RKP5637 May 2012 #22

IDIOTS IDIOTS IDIOTS! Fearless May 2012 #18

Push-Poll. Dawson Leery May 2012 #21

I was thinking the same thing. Odin2005 May 2012 #24

I think most people are troubled by abortion and most probably would have a hard time choosing it Proud Liberal Dem May 2012 #33

That would be the easy answer but it's not the case here. Gormy Cuss May 2012 #39

Yes, a person might say they are pro life themselves treestar Jul 2012 #62

That probably describes the position of a lot of people in the middle, including me yurbud Jul 2012 #67

If these people were asked cosmicone May 2012 #25

The opposite of pro choice isn't pro life. It's anti choice. indivisibleman May 2012 #28

Nobody likes abortion but... hrmjustin May 2012 #30

Post removed Post removed Jul 2012 #40

Hello and... FiveGoodMen Jul 2012 #42

I always liked to read Mark Trail obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #53

I think abortion is a wonderful thing. qwlauren35 Jul 2012 #86

Thanks for being brave enough to post this. OrwellwasRight Jul 2012 #99

I heard this discussed today on MSNBC Samantha May 2012 #34

And if the names were pro-choice and anti-choice the they would be much different Tunkamerica May 2012 #35

I've thought for a long time that a lot of self-described "independents" always vote Republican. harmonicon May 2012 #37

Easy To Say - Until You Get/or Get Someone Pregnant otohara Jul 2012 #41

republican men are anti-choice until their mistress gets pregnant. n/t progressivebydesign Jul 2012 #45

Yeah, They're Against Abortion Yavin4 Jul 2012 #48

Propaganda works Doctor_J Jul 2012 #55

Idiots. I wonder how many were men verses women who were polled, because there is no doubt in my still_one Jul 2012 #56

this is the latest poll I could find that breaks it down by men vs. women Douglas Carpenter Jul 2012 #57

I wonder how many of these so-called pro-lifers are pro-war, anti-welfare, anti- healthcare jerks? still_one Jul 2012 #58

I know a pro lifer who is against hospice/ end of life care maryellen99 Jul 2012 #60

That is inhuman and immoral still_one Jul 2012 #78

It's semantics ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jul 2012 #59

Pro-lifers are stupid and-justice-for-all Jul 2012 #65

Bullshit. WilliamPitt Jul 2012 #66

I don't believe that for a minute Marrah_G Jul 2012 #71

Me either. ananda Jul 2012 #79

Re defining Reality OverseaVisitor Jul 2012 #76

Drive into rural America. I do on a regular basis, doing road trips and going camping. truthisfreedom Jul 2012 #81

Well I for one am still pro choice hamsterjill Jul 2012 #85

"Oops! Sorry, the page you requested either doesn't exist or isn't available right now!" KansDem Jul 2012 #87

Not surprising, I posted the OP on May 23, and some 1 post troll kicked it on Wednesday. bluesbassman Jul 2012 #88

Maybe I will change my mind but Sterling Jul 2012 #96

I'd like to know how the pollster phrases that question bluestateguy Jul 2012 #101

Many younger women have been hoodwinked glowing Jul 2012 #102

ironic in a Darwinism kind of way may3rd Jul 2012 #103

There is a Middle Ground turtlerescue1 Jul 2012 #104

HUGS. I trust if you want a kid, you'll adopt. xfundy Jul 2012 #105

Adoption, mzteris Jul 2012 #106

At 62 years old, don't think so. turtlerescue1 Jul 2012 #107