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I want to know wellst0nev0ter Dec 2018 #1
The application of any policy which implements "abortion is wrong" has all sorts of problems Major Nikon Dec 2018 #3
OK and OH are trying to do just that.... Runningdawg Dec 2018 #5
Most don't MarvinGardens Dec 2018 #32
Make no mistake. They do. See Ohio MaryMagdaline Dec 2018 #51
The mother's decision.... period. NRaleighLiberal Dec 2018 #2
Certainly the most rational approach, IMO. Major Nikon Dec 2018 #4
There is at least one participant in this group who says he is pro-choice Mariana Dec 2018 #20
Personally, I think a woman has a right to end her pregnancy unblock Dec 2018 #6
So what happens when viability occurs at the sperm and egg juncture? Major Nikon Dec 2018 #7
I'm fine with that, but it's on the state to pay for it unblock Dec 2018 #9
The Roman Catholic Church takes it even further. MineralMan Dec 2018 #8
Covered in the first paragraph Major Nikon Dec 2018 #10
Indeed. Adolescent boys are doomed for the destruction MineralMan Dec 2018 #12
Understandably so Major Nikon Dec 2018 #13
When you think about it TlalocW Dec 2018 #30
The RWNJs are unanimous - we don't give a damn once born RainCaster Dec 2018 #11
I vacillate between StTimofEdenRoc Dec 2018 #14
About 38% of pregnancies are unplanned Major Nikon Dec 2018 #26
"Recreational sex"? Is there another kind? Mariana Dec 2018 #38
I suspect there is another kind. MineralMan Dec 2018 #40
as opposed to with the intent of procreation. StTimofEdenRoc Dec 2018 #42
Oddly enough, most sex is not about that, really. MineralMan Dec 2018 #43
Along those lines, we are one of the few species that has sex when females aren't fertile marylandblue Dec 2018 #60
Yes. Porpoises and Humans. MineralMan Dec 2018 #61
there is a song about that StTimofEdenRoc Dec 2018 #102
The answer is not when "life begins" because that is a process and depends largely on... TreasonousBastard Dec 2018 #15
Catholics are against birth control Major Nikon Dec 2018 #17
Yes, I mentioned that, and there was some twisted reasoning to get to that idea... TreasonousBastard Dec 2018 #19
they are also against IVF AlexSFCA Dec 2018 #59
It is the woman's decision. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #16
So you don't think anyone who isn't a woman can have an opinion on the subject? Major Nikon Dec 2018 #18
We can all have opinions. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #21
Would you tell a relative or acquaintance you think abortion is wrong? Major Nikon Dec 2018 #22
I would tell the woman that I support her right to make her own decision. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #23
Fair enough Major Nikon Dec 2018 #24
As to the initial question, guillaumeb Dec 2018 #25
There's lots of reasons why some think abortion is wrong Major Nikon Dec 2018 #28
I understand your points. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #33
So you shouldn't even offer your opinion then. trotsky Dec 2018 #44
If a person asks me my opinion, guillaumeb Dec 2018 #45
It is irrelevant and only serves to demonize abortion and the women who choose to get them. trotsky Dec 2018 #46
You already tried that one. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #47
I disagree with your belief that abortion is murder. trotsky Dec 2018 #48
You ignored my points. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #49
Because your "points" are a trademark attempt at diversion. trotsky Dec 2018 #50
Purity politics 101 guillaumeb Dec 2018 #65
Diversion again. You are so predictable. trotsky Dec 2018 #68
Purity test and diversion. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #69
And I understand why you're ashamed of your anti-woman belief and would rather attack me. trotsky Dec 2018 #70
We can read your approach to dialogue. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #71
Your comment about that other thread is totally irrelevant to MineralMan Dec 2018 #73
Thank you for responding for another. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #80
I always respond for myself. MineralMan Dec 2018 #83
What does the Chinese govt oppressing certain theists have to do with your anti-woman belief? trotsky Dec 2018 #75
I think it's an attempt to construct a new straw man. MineralMan Dec 2018 #76
Well I can certainly understand why he'd rather talk about anything else... trotsky Dec 2018 #77
I suppose so. MineralMan Dec 2018 #79
Harmony in the choir. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #86
Well, you are consistent. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #81
Consistent in trying to hold you to the topic at hand, yep, you got me. trotsky Dec 2018 #91
Let's not talk about your misogyny because China? Act_of_Reparation Dec 2018 #78
And we see harmony in the choir. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #82
What a weak response. MineralMan Dec 2018 #84
No, drawing the obvious conclusion. eom guillaumeb Dec 2018 #87
Everyone's criticizing you for the same thing? Act_of_Reparation Dec 2018 #85
So a handful of posters is "everyone"? guillaumeb Dec 2018 #88
Perhaps you should learn the colloquial use of "everyone" marylandblue Dec 2018 #90
So one usage is synonymous with 3-5 people? guillaumeb Dec 2018 #93
That's too small a group to make up a choir, Guy? MineralMan Dec 2018 #95
I disagree. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #96
Your link does not make the case. MineralMan Dec 2018 #97
Funny that you should ask that. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #99
Yes it could be 3-5, and the reference is by context, qualifying clauses not required marylandblue Dec 2018 #98
Brain waves lostnfound Dec 2018 #27
I have to ask. Snackshack Dec 2018 #29
I can't agree that it's all that clear Major Nikon Dec 2018 #31
Fair enough. Snackshack Dec 2018 #35
that's not true and current law and polling reflects that's not true qazplm135 Dec 2018 #55
abortion enid602 Dec 2018 #34
For these people? Right between having a pregnant daughter and not having a pregnant daughter. Iggo Dec 2018 #36
Forced Labor, Revisited: The 13th Amendment and Abortion CrispyQ Dec 2018 #37
There's another similar argument that makes sense to me. Mariana Dec 2018 #39
Good point. MineralMan Dec 2018 #41
A Rental instead of permanent occupancy and squatter's rights? exboyfil Dec 2018 #58
Your analogy is flawed. Mariana Dec 2018 #66
But we compel parents who have children exboyfil Dec 2018 #56
Your comment about women terminating a pregnancy at 8 months & 30 days CrispyQ Dec 2018 #92
That lie has been spread very well by the RWNJ's. Mariana Dec 2018 #94
Ruth Bader Ginsburg makes this argument marylandblue Dec 2018 #63
There's no consistent "line" zipplewrath Dec 2018 #52
And they carry around a book where exboyfil Dec 2018 #57
I sometimes think I'm the only one who believes in MaryMagdaline Dec 2018 #53
The viability standard is both arbitrary and capricious Major Nikon Dec 2018 #64
good points MaryMagdaline Dec 2018 #74
Late term abortions are difficult to obtain here, too. Mariana Dec 2018 #67
True. MaryMagdaline Dec 2018 #72
Their own unwed teenage daughter pregnant with a "lesser" (in their opinion) male's potential child Freethinker65 Dec 2018 #54
It goes both ways janterry Dec 2018 #62
A very valid observation. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #89
George Carlin said it best... MrScorpio Dec 2018 #100
They don't give a fuck about the fetus either Major Nikon Dec 2018 #101
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