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Pro-Choice

Irishonly

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8. My mom was an OB/GYN nurse

Reply to yellerpup (Reply #6)

Thu Dec 8, 2011, 08:13 PM

Dec 2011

She was pro choice and I would listen to her talk (when I was supposed to be in bed) about the horrors she saw when a woman came in with a botched abortion. Back in the 60s women would be admitted to the OB/GYN ward. She used to get furious about how badly the women were treated.

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Sebelius Overrules FDA Decision to Widen Access to Morning-After Pill [View all] yellerpup Dec 2011 OP

As if this is going to make ANY pro-lifers suddenly fall in love with Obama. Blue_In_AK Dec 2011 #1

Maddening. PeaceNikki Dec 2011 #2

Another win for the zygote fetishists The Genealogist Dec 2011 #3

this is not good Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2011 #4

I was so upset when I heard the news Irishonly Dec 2011 #5

I totally agree that this is a setback for every girl or woman in the USA. yellerpup Dec 2011 #6

oh wow PeaceNikki Dec 2011 #7

I hadn't thought of this angle before, but... yellerpup Dec 2011 #9

I'm not a medical professional, but it isn't an issue with Plan B PeaceNikki Dec 2011 #10

Thanks for the clarification. yellerpup Dec 2011 #12

My mom was an OB/GYN nurse Irishonly Dec 2011 #8

Your mom had a good heart. yellerpup Dec 2011 #11

She did Irishonly Dec 2011 #13

She would be proud of you yellerpup Dec 2011 #14

Thank you Irishonly Dec 2011 #15

I think this is the first I've heard Control-Z Dec 2011 #16

I have cried many times for your mother. yellerpup Dec 2011 #19

Thank you, yellerpup. Control-Z Dec 2011 #20

Your mother's death galvanized the movement. yellerpup Dec 2011 #21

Appalling move. Pure craven political calculation, and not even GOOD political calculation. Warren DeMontague Dec 2011 #17

Ask your friend if she would be furious if she found out her child took tylenol or aspirin uppityperson Dec 2011 #18