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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Hillary Clinton takes a PRE-Roe v Wade position on abortion [View all]HassleCat
(6,409 posts)110. If you do not support certain kinds of abortion, you are not pro-choice. (eom)
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we saw this repeatedly in Bill's administration...moving to the right, to find "common ground"
nashville_brook
Feb 2016
#1
and it's so recent -- 2015. this isn't a common ground, erm Clinton-gains issue.
nashville_brook
Feb 2016
#5
in 2005, Hillary Clinton referred to abortion as a “sad, tragic choice to many, many women."
nashville_brook
Feb 2016
#6
I trust NARAL and Planned Parenthood did due diligence before endorsing her.
DemocratSinceBirth
Feb 2016
#9
The Supreme Court never intended abortion to be available in the third trimester...
DemocratSinceBirth
Feb 2016
#11
The fucking Supreme Court does NOT have the right to make medical decisions. Period
Arazi
Feb 2016
#19
If you do not support certain kinds of abortion, you are not pro-choice. (eom)
HassleCat
Feb 2016
#110
I stand by everything I said and I would literally rather have a stroke than retract it./nt
DemocratSinceBirth
Feb 2016
#106
I would support a Constitution Amendment that incorporated the scheme/schedule in Roe./nt
DemocratSinceBirth
Feb 2016
#113
Pretending that Clinton doesn't vigorously and proactively defend women's reproductive rights
BainsBane
Feb 2016
#29
OK, I get that Planned Parenthood is rah-rah Hillary - so how do you interpret this:
Merryland
Feb 2016
#48
pretending that we came out of the first Clinton admin better than we went in
nashville_brook
Feb 2016
#53
adopting RW framing, such as the "rare" and moral hazard lens, leads to no good policy.
nashville_brook
Feb 2016
#70
Her quote has to be seen in the context of a question about late term abortion and...
DemocratSinceBirth
Feb 2016
#50
class, race, situation, health, sexuality--they're not problems for her, they're buttons to push for
MisterP
Feb 2016
#62
It's like her entire campaign strategy is "screw you Democrats, I will be the nominee anyway
Feeling the Bern
Feb 2016
#58
Planned Parenthood can change its endorsement if enough of us make noise about it.
Dont call me Shirley
Feb 2016
#76