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Still Sensible

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26. While there are certainly zealots that indeed

Reply to jmowreader (Original post)

Sat Feb 23, 2013, 04:05 PM

Feb 2013

want to ban abortion... by and large, the right wing just wants to keep banging the drum to raise insane amounts of money.

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How can we actually stop abortion? [View all] jmowreader Feb 2013 OP

The right to an abortion and to own firearms madville Feb 2013 #1

What a stupid post. Zoeisright Feb 2013 #36

I support both abortion and gun rights madville Feb 2013 #37

Women are not actual human beings in their world Freddie Feb 2013 #2

It has nothing to do with the "sacredness" fo the fetus... MANative Feb 2013 #3

+1 LiberalLoner Feb 2013 #8

I so dislike boogie man stuff, when the reality is bad enough. cali Feb 2013 #4

not threatened? EternalOptimist Feb 2013 #13

I was specific. I was discussing legislation banning or restricting birth control cali Feb 2013 #14

Reductio ad absurdum is only absurd until it's true. annabanana Feb 2013 #20

Sorry. but this isn't true and it is reductio ad absurdum. It detracts from the real struggle. cali Feb 2013 #21

This isn't boogey man shit jmowreader Feb 2013 #23

Ceaucescu? Seriously? cali Feb 2013 #30

There have always been abortions Rhiannon12866 Feb 2013 #5

In many states, their is very little access to abortion NOW cali Feb 2013 #6

I know, I've been following Rachel Maddow's reports on Kansas and Mississippi Rhiannon12866 Feb 2013 #7

My mother told be an awful story about how when she was in college cali Feb 2013 #9

I just can't imagine. There has to be something wrong with those who support returning to that Rhiannon12866 Feb 2013 #12

My Aunt had a "therapeutic" abortion in the early 50s HockeyMom Feb 2013 #28

OMG, I had not heard about that kind of thing Rhiannon12866 Feb 2013 #31

Here are the REAL threats to legal abortion cali Feb 2013 #10

There is a huge difference between having boston bean Feb 2013 #11

No kidding jmowreader Feb 2013 #24

Their mantra is "all life is sacred"...unless they decide it isn't. NYC Liberal Feb 2013 #15

I don't think that abortion can be banned generally. no_hypocrisy Feb 2013 #16

So, you want to find ways to stop abortion - without doing anything that actually stops abortion? baldguy Feb 2013 #17

This is a truly counterproductive OP and I'm sorry to see that it's being accepted as valid cali Feb 2013 #18

Okay, here's reality for you jmowreader Feb 2013 #25

You know, I'm glad you mentioned that. There are organizations doing just that cali Feb 2013 #27

True enough treestar Feb 2013 #19

How about vasectomies with circumcision? BlueToTheBone Feb 2013 #22

While there are certainly zealots that indeed Still Sensible Feb 2013 #26

Don't fall for the right wing's crapola. jonthebru Feb 2013 #29

Thanks, jonthebru. freshwest Feb 2013 #33

We could actually stop abortion. RichGirl Feb 2013 #32

They will ban abortion the day we ban guns davidn3600 Feb 2013 #34

George Carlin: conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. Initech Feb 2013 #35