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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-06-08 10:43 PM Original message |
Be on guard: Sojourners and Democrats for Life abortion reduction plans...leave out contraception |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-06-08 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
1. Obama will televise a speech to talk directly to our sperm, asking them to behave. |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 07:01 AM Response to Reply #1 |
21. Unfortunately, my sperm are single-minded |
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katandmoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-06-08 11:33 PM Response to Original message |
2. It's all because the puritans came here |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 12:28 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Oh yea you got that right. |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-06-08 11:50 PM Response to Original message |
3. you ain't seen nothing yet |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-06-08 11:53 PM Response to Original message |
4. I for one have had it with misogynist motherfuckers who don't support womens rights. |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 07:12 AM Response to Reply #4 |
22. What LeftyMom said and said so well |
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MNBrewer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 07:22 AM Response to Reply #4 |
24. Has anyone chimed in yet with the "I've had it with the calls for ideological purity" |
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ehrnst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 08:10 AM Response to Reply #4 |
26. Unfortunately, it's really difficult to get some people to distill it to that |
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pleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 08:48 AM Response to Reply #4 |
27. I'm with you on that, LeftyMom! |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 08:49 AM Response to Reply #4 |
28. K&R on this post!...nt |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 12:03 AM Response to Original message |
5. There were less abortions under Clinton |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 12:23 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Ok....I just posted that 2 religious groups don't include contraception.. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 01:12 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. You posted one aspect |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 01:25 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. They need the SCHIP because they can't get contraception? |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 01:40 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. That's a load of shit |
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ehrnst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-09-08 09:25 AM Response to Reply #13 |
61. I think that the shit might be elsewhere... |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 01:34 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. They want to curtail the right of a woman to control her own body. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 01:38 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. No, they don't |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 01:53 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. They're anti-abortion. Womens' right to control their bodies includes abortion. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 02:03 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. They support the right to an abortion |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 02:12 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. They're still coming at the issue from a misogynist, paternalistic standpoint. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 02:17 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Some women do think abortion is bad |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 03:08 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. seriously? |
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MedleyMisty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 07:18 AM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Then they shouldn't have an abortion. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 10:30 AM Response to Reply #18 |
31. Then they shouldn't have one. They don't get to make medical decisions for others. nt |
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ehrnst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 03:17 PM Response to Reply #18 |
53. There are also people that think divorce is bad |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 04:46 PM Response to Reply #53 |
58. This group isn't trying to criminalize it |
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ehrnst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-09-08 06:57 AM Response to Reply #58 |
59. To clarify - |
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ehrnst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-09-08 11:16 AM Response to Reply #18 |
62. Motives and intentions can be described in terms of "good" or "bad" - but not medical procedures. |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 10:16 AM Response to Reply #9 |
30. I think Democrats should stand for the right for women to have birth control. Period. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 11:31 AM Response to Reply #30 |
36. That group does not oppose birth control |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 11:36 AM Response to Reply #36 |
38. I did not say they "opposed" it, just that they are more into "controlling" the situation. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 12:31 PM Response to Reply #38 |
44. No they are not |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 12:35 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. Then why isn't contraception a major part of both platforms? |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 12:48 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. It's Already Funded |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 12:50 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. Thank for saying I am not rational. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 01:58 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. I was referring to pro-life Democrats |
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ehrnst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 03:24 PM Response to Reply #47 |
54. If you are carrying a brainless fetus - does that count as mental distress? |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 03:57 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. That's a medical condition |
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ehrnst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-09-08 07:06 AM Response to Reply #55 |
60. A doomed pregnancy has nothing to do with the mental distress of the woman? |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 01:12 AM Response to Original message |
8. This is very scary stuff! |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 08:51 AM Response to Reply #8 |
29. Funding the occupation, FISA, now this. With friends like these... |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 02:13 AM Response to Original message |
17. Stinkin' thinkin'. |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 03:17 AM Response to Original message |
20. HOW can a strategy to reduce the number of abortions NOT include contraception? |
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ehrnst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 07:32 AM Response to Reply #20 |
25. When it's not really about reducing abortion at all - it's about increasing consequences for sex. |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
32. Here's some help on the Ryan-DeLauro bill - Note Kuchinich is a sponsor!!! |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 10:49 AM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Thanks a lot for the info...this part jumped out at me. "abortion surveillance" |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 11:42 AM Response to Reply #33 |
40. I did not extensively look at it - I was just trying to answer |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 12:02 PM Response to Reply #40 |
43. I never thought of that. |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 10:52 AM Response to Reply #32 |
34. Your info mentions Title X....its head is a foe of birth control. |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
35. From karynnj's link: list of the sponsors of the present bill |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
37. A simple search of articles on the Soujourners site find |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 11:39 AM Response to Reply #37 |
39. I think it is a matter of religion wanting to control women's lives and bodies. |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 11:59 AM Response to Reply #39 |
42. I agree that Rove et al will still use abortion against Obama |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
41. Is anyone really surprised? Anti-choice = Anti-Contraception. Almost always. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 12:42 PM Response to Reply #41 |
46. It's not about abortion, really. It's about controlling women's sexuality and their lives. |
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Proud Liberal Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
49. Bill Clinton's formulated position on abortion is still the best one out there IMHO |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
50. Sojourners spokesman: "we are not publicly commenting" on contraception. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 02:00 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. No. It means they won't be sidetracked |
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crimsonblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 04:12 PM Response to Reply #50 |
57. Nor should there be a question of a man's right to use a form of birth control |
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crimsonblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
56. how do you stop abortions? |
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Rhythm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-09-08 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
63. Any "abortion reduction" program that doesn't have poverty relief |
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