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calimary

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31. I do, too. With the burning fire of a thousand solar flares.

Sun Apr 26, 2015, 11:35 AM

Apr 2015

For years I've been saying "when MEN can get pregnant, they can tell me all about it. BUT NOT UNTIL THEN!!!!" Because it's simply NOT their purview! You STAND In THESE SHOES. Then and ONLY THEN you can make all these dictates and pronouncements to me. When you've walked this walk. When what happens to your body can be literally life-threatening (as both my pregnancies turned out to be). It's the woman's job. It's the woman's body. It's the woman's choice. And no other.

This is NOT up for discussion. This is an ABSOLUTE. This is a NON-NEGOTIABLE. It's just that simple.

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I detest the fact that Men make decisions for what a Woman can do with her body. [View all] trumad Apr 2015 OP

We are going backwards at warp speed in America nt newfie11 Apr 2015 #1

It is serving a purpose for the manipulators. It is up to us to understand what that Enthusiast Apr 2015 #8

don't men pretty much decide everything? DrDan Apr 2015 #2

Pretty much---unfortunately... trumad Apr 2015 #3

So what is the solution? TheCowsCameHome Apr 2015 #4

Solutions for Repealing Anti-abortion Laws PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #5

+1000 trumad Apr 2015 #7

And I would add: VOTE Novara Apr 2015 #10

Amen. We Democrats need to make this a priority. PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #12

^^^ this^^^ n/t BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #14

A superb list. hifiguy Apr 2015 #54

That's a tough question.... trumad Apr 2015 #6

pass the era. mopinko Apr 2015 #11

THIS TOO ^^ Novara Apr 2015 #16

Stop treating abortion as "icky". jeff47 Apr 2015 #47

Elect more female representatives. PinkPotus Apr 2015 #9

yes. more women in decision-making in all areas. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #15

Like Joni Ernst? Mary Fallin? Michelle Bachmann? n2doc Apr 2015 #22

No, but the thread is about men choosing for women. PinkPotus Apr 2015 #25

All you need to do is convince women to vote for women Major Nikon Apr 2015 #29

I thought the OPs problem was men deciding for women? PinkPotus Apr 2015 #34

Unless it were 100%, you'd still have men "deciding for women" Major Nikon Apr 2015 #38

Then the women were deciding things for men treestar Apr 2015 #50

Exactly treestar Apr 2015 #51

Welcome to DU, PinkPotus! calimary Apr 2015 #39

I agree 100%. nt Bonobo Apr 2015 #13

I too find it inconcievable that a mans opinion should carry much weight on this issue Elmer S. E. Dump Apr 2015 #17

Republican men AgingAmerican Apr 2015 #18

I detest the fact Liberalagogo Apr 2015 #19

I detest the fact that the greatest threat to women is men. nt Chalco Apr 2015 #20

AMEN Trumad...FINALLY SOMEONE onecent Apr 2015 #21

More than a few n2doc Apr 2015 #23

You are awfully close to victim blaming here salib Apr 2015 #27

And this entire thread is sexist n/t n2doc Apr 2015 #30

Ok salib Apr 2015 #33

I do as well, but it is not 'a few women' it's way more than a few.... Bluenorthwest Apr 2015 #24

Men make decisions for what a Woman can do with her body. AlbertCat Apr 2015 #26

Excellent post Trumad. salib Apr 2015 #28

I do, too. With the burning fire of a thousand solar flares. calimary Apr 2015 #31

How about deregulating all issues relating to birth control? Such as age restrictions, underahedgerow Apr 2015 #32

Lol salib Apr 2015 #35

Pretty sure poster meant removing all legal abortion restrictions. PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #37

Er no. If we were to deregulate all birth control then the only person responsible for any underahedgerow Apr 2015 #41

Agree 100%. Like Canada. PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #36

Yeah, like that, thank you! underahedgerow Apr 2015 #42

LIKE THAT! BrotherIvan Apr 2015 #52

not to flippant but the answer is for more women to run and more women to beachbum bob Apr 2015 #40

not to be caustic, but who exactly are they going to vote for that's going to make one little underahedgerow Apr 2015 #44

yes Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #43

Yeah it's surreal when you think about it. ismnotwasm Apr 2015 #45

Those men are the lowest of the low FLPanhandle Apr 2015 #46

I actually know more women that than men that support reproductive restrictions. progressoid Apr 2015 #48

Kicking AuntPatsy Apr 2015 #49

And appoint a committee to stufy women's issues and there are not any women on the committee. Thinkingabout Apr 2015 #53

K&R Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2015 #55

When equality truly exists madamesilverspurs Apr 2015 #56

FUCK THE PATRIARCHY! Novara Apr 2015 #57