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Avalux

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Reply to IdaBriggs (Original post)

Tue Feb 12, 2013, 11:43 AM

Feb 2013

I'm sure a lot of people think PP only performs abortions...they probably also believe the clinics are akin to torture chambers. Such is the ignorance of the American people.

Abortion is a medical procedure. It is one of the services PP provides, along with a lot of others, including pap smears and birth control for young women.

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Stop Saying Abortion: Planned Parenthood Provides MEDICAL SERVICES. [View all] IdaBriggs Feb 2013 OP

I agree with the sentiment el_bryanto Feb 2013 #1

Supporters may not either Puzzledtraveller Feb 2013 #2

reduced? abortions are only about THREE percent of what PP provides--sounds like niyad Feb 2013 #6

Im talking about the terminology Puzzledtraveller Feb 2013 #8

Who cares? They say "abortion" and we say "medical services." IdaBriggs Feb 2013 #3

+1,000 SoapBox Feb 2013 #4

k and r niyad Feb 2013 #5

Abortion is one of the medical services they supply... cynatnite Feb 2013 #7

My anger is because "abortion" is the topic when MEDICAL SERVICES to women IdaBriggs Feb 2013 #10

Corporate Media Framing... KharmaTrain Feb 2013 #15

I've come to the conclusion that there is no reasoning with anti-choicers... cynatnite Feb 2013 #22

Why? Is an abortion something to be ashamed of?... SidDithers Feb 2013 #9

An abortion is NOBODY'S BUSINESS. IdaBriggs Feb 2013 #12

ITA. And 97% of those services Ilsa Feb 2013 #11

Ida. I understand your frustration but I disagree. cali Feb 2013 #13

We disagree on the method, but not the goal: good health care for women. IdaBriggs Feb 2013 #17

So should this woman not have shared this story? cali Feb 2013 #20

Talking about the choices we make is NOT the same thing IdaBriggs Feb 2013 #21

The focus will always be abortion, but I don't think we should shift the focus either... cynatnite Feb 2013 #24

I'm sorry, I don't understand HappyMe Feb 2013 #14

I think the constant discussion ABOUT abortion has diluted the issue. IdaBriggs Feb 2013 #19

Changes to the words, HappyMe Feb 2013 #25

For this post, you get a heart! Avalux Feb 2013 #16

Thank you so much for it - I was wondering who gave it to me. IdaBriggs Feb 2013 #18

You related to Jack Briggs? Rex Feb 2013 #23