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BigDemVoter

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14. Sounds like MY Grandmother!

Reply to shcrane71 (Reply #7)

Wed Feb 22, 2012, 11:45 AM

Feb 2012

She died last summer at 102-years-old.

She always said how disgusted she was that a "bunch of old men in Washington made decisions about the legality of abortion for women."

It's still true. What's truly wonderful is that these asshats are going to drive themselves off the cliff with this!!

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Shaking with Rage! They talk about "Real Rape" and an End to Contraception [View all] kpete Feb 2012 OP

Santorum's "good ole days" CanonRay Feb 2012 #1

Yes, that is what it was like back then. Rec'd. nt raccoon Feb 2012 #2

"This was what it was like back then..." handmade34 Feb 2012 #3

This really ticks me off. Lugnut Feb 2012 #10

It's heartbreaking to listen to 70 year-old women, choking back tears as they say that shcrane71 Feb 2012 #4

planned parenthood in 1972 flpab Feb 2012 #5

My grandmother worked for a doctor in the '60s. She was adamantly pro-choice shcrane71 Feb 2012 #7

Sounds like MY Grandmother! BigDemVoter Feb 2012 #14

I hope you're right. A young friend of mine canvassed South Dakota a few years back shcrane71 Feb 2012 #15

I will not STFU. AtheistCrusader Feb 2012 #16

santorum = scum jis6255xe Feb 2012 #6

I was there, too. murielm99 Feb 2012 #8

That doctor sounds like a class A prick. I'm glad you found another doc. nt raccoon Feb 2012 #13

I am so thankful to those pioneering women, they saved me from that hell. SunSeeker Feb 2012 #9

I certainly agree. It sounds like a pretty frightening world... :( Rhiannon12866 Feb 2012 #11

YES! That's exactly the book I was talking about! OMG! SunSeeker Feb 2012 #17

i lost my virginity in '59 -- one month before DesertFlower Feb 2012 #12

Wow! I'm from the same generation and having flashbacks. Arkansas Granny Feb 2012 #18

What has amazed me is that it is men who are most vocal on abortion. olegramps Feb 2012 #19

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Feb 2012 #20