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awoke_in_2003

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8. You are obtuse. nt

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The real threat to abortion in Florida isn't an all-out ban [View all] nashville_brook Jan 2016 OP

Death by a thousand cuts. The "right to life" movement makes all kinds of noise bullwinkle428 Jan 2016 #1

they have no interest in overturning Roe. they're achieving their goal w/o it. nashville_brook Jan 2016 #23

+++ "Rare" framing led us directly into these TRAPS. DirkGently Jan 2016 #2

gee nothing is ever the GOP's fault it is always the Clenis dsc Jan 2016 #3

TRAP laws and sellout "rare" framing are at fault. DirkGently Jan 2016 #4

yes it would be much better if we had a billion unplanned pregnancies a year dsc Jan 2016 #5

Would barriers to heart surgery reduce the need for them? DirkGently Jan 2016 #6

No but as someone whose dad had his first bypass at age 46 dsc Jan 2016 #10

So show me the vast numbers of abortions in Oregon. jeff47 Jan 2016 #13

I didn't say we needed regulation dsc Jan 2016 #17

actually, HRC has done more than most to ensure that regulations/restrictions happened nashville_brook Jan 2016 #21

that is utter bullshit dsc Jan 2016 #22

it' not a "hater's club" -- it's the truth, and you can ignore it if you like. nashville_brook Jan 2016 #24

sorry dsc Jan 2016 #26

there's no quotes from those sources. but, feel free to cast aspersions. nashville_brook Jan 2016 #27

that was my reference to du being the Hillary hating club dsc Jan 2016 #28

take responsibility or not. it won't change the truth of the matter. nashville_brook Jan 2016 #29

"Rare" is how you line up votes for chipping away at abortion rights. jeff47 Jan 2016 #32

You are obtuse. nt awoke_in_2003 Jan 2016 #8

Great post awoke_in_2003 Jan 2016 #7

Exactly. We're not dealing with DirkGently Jan 2016 #9

compromise, in this arena, has led to the destruction of women's lives. nashville_brook Jan 2016 #25

Agreed. nt awoke_in_2003 Jan 2016 #30

+++ a million. In this context, this type of compromise = appeasement = death. DirkGently Jan 2016 #34

"Safe, legal and rare" is not just a "Clinton-era mantra". Obama has said it too. Nye Bevan Jan 2016 #11

And it was just as wrong when he said it. (nt) jeff47 Jan 2016 #12

Plenty of us support "safe, legal, and rare". Odin2005 Jan 2016 #20

Because "safe and legal" is terrible? jeff47 Jan 2016 #31

It started in the Clinton era of triangulation. DirkGently Jan 2016 #14

I like "safe, legal, accessible and rare". Nye Bevan Jan 2016 #15

The need is never going to go away. DirkGently Jan 2016 #16

Why put "rare" in when it's a natural outcome? jeff47 Feb 2016 #37

K&R smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #18

I think one issue is that we Millennials have no memory of the world before Roe v. Wade. Odin2005 Jan 2016 #19

The problem is that "rare" was the wrong word. haele Jan 2016 #33

Yes, how dare some people have ethical qualms with abortion! Odin2005 Jan 2016 #35

No, ethical qualms not acted on other than by the person who has them are morals. haele Jan 2016 #36

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