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In reply to the discussion: OK, I知 coming out of the closet. I知 pro-life. [View all]iverglas
(38,549 posts)117. will you do a premise check there?
Do you think that contraception should be readily available and widely used,
and that sex education encouraging the use of contraception should be improved, which would result in unwanted pregnancies being rare, which in turn would result in abortions being rare?
and that sex education encouraging the use of contraception should be improved, which would result in unwanted pregnancies being rare, which in turn would result in abortions being rare?
You keep making this claim: that the measures you advocate would result in unwanted pregnancies being rare.
What evidence and/or argument do you have for that claim?
Surely you understand that you just don't get to stick it into a question and require that the person being asked the question assume its fact-hood.
There actually is not the slightest shred of factual basis for your claim, that unwanted pregnancies would become "rare" by improving sex education and encouraging the use of contraception.
And you are still not responding to the actual issue: why you and others insist on saying that you want abortion to be rare.
If you want unwanted pregnancies to be rare, why do you not say that?
What is it you are really concerned about: the distress that unwanted pregnancy causes women, or the fact that some women with unwanted pregnancies have abortions?
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pity that the ones who generally use that term don't seem to understand all it means
niyad
Feb 2012
#2
If women were given all the resources they need to control their fertility, they would be rare,
Cleita
Feb 2012
#10
the usage of "rare" implies to me that others stipulate who can and who can't
TorchTheWitch
Feb 2012
#22
We want women to feel safe and secure enough to carry to term if they so wish. If they feel they
alfredo
Feb 2012
#24
Being a health care provider, and having worked with reproductive health, not sure what you mean.
uppityperson
Feb 2012
#141
RU486? Thank you for clarifying. Seems were differ on what terms mean for "invasive" but are
uppityperson
Feb 2012
#143
It seems some are talking "color" and others are talking "visible light frequency"
pauljulian
Feb 2012
#134
See, I've never understood why Dems let religious nuts steal the term "pro life"
tularetom
Feb 2012
#32
What I really agree with is the fact that you are wrestling with this issue
Jackpine Radical
Feb 2012
#47
When ever I encounter a "pro-lifer" I always say, "I'm also pro-life. I'm also pro-choice."
tpsbmam
Feb 2012
#57
"I think they need to be safe, legal, and I'm not worried one bit about the quantity." Exactly
uppityperson
Feb 2012
#66
I would prefer that my daughters use contraception than get pregnant and have an abortion.
Nye Bevan
Feb 2012
#65
I'd prefer that my daughters & sons rarely had sex.Unless they're intending to get pregnant, no sex.
Gormy Cuss
Feb 2012
#85
Do you think that contraception should be readily available and widely used,
Nye Bevan
Feb 2012
#115
Of course I do and the two are unrelated. You see, 'rare' is a relative term that is full of shit.
PeaceNikki
Feb 2012
#116
I say 'fuck rare' to thumb my nose at the idea of some asshole judging what's 'rare'... or not.
PeaceNikki
Feb 2012
#119
Oh, also, the Democratic Party dropped that seriously antiquated language in 2008
PeaceNikki
Feb 2012
#125
What if we stopped focusing on the number of abortions and instead focused on the women themselves?
PeaceNikki
Feb 2012
#126
At the very heart of the abortion issue who "pays" for the operation. It's couched in terms of
nanabugg
Feb 2012
#61
When addressing anti-choice people, I usually put "pro-life" in quotes & prefix it with "so-called"
2ndAmForComputers
Feb 2012
#138