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corkhead

(6,119 posts)
Thu Mar 5, 2015, 01:14 PM Mar 2015

'Choose Life Michigan' license plate would raise funds to promote abortion alternatives

Source: Mlive.com

A Michigan Senate panel on Thursday advanced legislation that would create a "Choose Life" license plate to raise funds for groups promoting abortion alternatives.

The plates would cost $35, including a $25 donation and $10 service fee. Proceeds would be directed to a new fund, which would be responsible for covering state startup costs and distributing grants.

"The overarching goal it to make sure that we've got life-affirming policies and resources put in place for mothers that are finding themselves in not ideal situations," sponsoring Sen. Patrick Colbeck, R-Canton, said after a 4-1 vote in the Senate Transportation Committee.

Read more: http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2015/03/choose_life_michigan_license_p.html#incart_river





Nothing more important to do in our gerrymandered paradise for our Michigan legislature which was taken over by the American Taliban in 2010.


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duhneece

(4,113 posts)
10. Planned Parenthood, a We Trust Women org or NARAL
Thu Mar 5, 2015, 02:44 PM
Mar 2015

'WE TRUST WOMEN' is my favorite, short, accurate, pithy response. I've used that to reframe, redirect a conversation that could have resulted in my anger knotting my stomach and stopping any words from coming out!

cstanleytech

(26,299 posts)
4. I have no problem with this if they also let planned parenthood
Thu Mar 5, 2015, 01:42 PM
Mar 2015

have their own plate to in order to raise money, after all its only fair.

uppityperson

(115,677 posts)
7. Support free choice alternatives, not attempts to persuade pregnant girls and women they're "mothers
Thu Mar 5, 2015, 02:16 PM
Mar 2015

Being pregnant does not make anyone a "mother". Yes, there are plenty of women/girls with babies who are mothers and having difficulties and could use help like, oh, say free or low cost good daycare, job training, housing, food, etc etc etc etc etc etc ad nauseum.

But noooooo. Let's instead guilt them into making the choice these twits want them to (whatever the fuck "chose life" means) by offering car seats, baby clothes for the first couple months. And yes, I've run afoul of them before.

Do they offer contraception that works to prevent pregnancy? No. Just infant clothes for your "unborn precious baby".

Xolodno

(6,395 posts)
9. I would have no problem with this....IF...
Thu Mar 5, 2015, 02:42 PM
Mar 2015

The money went to:

Planned Parenthood.
Foster Care
Adoption Services
Free Contraceptives
Better Sex Ed in school
etc.


....but knowing this....I'm betting this is going to abstinence BS and other useless stuff.

Dont call me Shirley

(10,998 posts)
11. Oh I see now, the anti-abortion/birth-control movement is really just another cash cow.
Thu Mar 5, 2015, 02:45 PM
Mar 2015

"So let's just erode women's freedom slowly, we make more money that way..."

katmondoo

(6,457 posts)
12. I have CHOICE in Polish on my tag in Florida
Thu Mar 5, 2015, 03:03 PM
Mar 2015

They have no idea what it means, I said it was a friends initials who live in NY. "Choice" is not allowed in any language that is understandable to the average person.

deancr

(150 posts)
13. Cool
Thu Mar 5, 2015, 03:35 PM
Mar 2015

Maybe if the gerrymandered state legislators make big enough fools of themselves, often enough, the public will open their eyes. Maybe:

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/371052/federal-court-kiboshes-pro-life-license-plate-alec-torres

How much will this crusade cost the tax payers?

It's unfortunate that troglodytes can't seem to google.

d_legendary1

(2,586 posts)
14. So are they gonna buy condoms with that plate money?
Thu Mar 5, 2015, 04:40 PM
Mar 2015

Or bibles?
Or promise rings?
Or is the money going to some church that has ties to the State's Office?
You can bet that mone is going towards something that doesn't add any value towards society.

Scout

(8,624 posts)
15. there are no "althernatives" to abortion
Fri Mar 6, 2015, 09:34 AM
Mar 2015

you abort, or you deliver.

(unless you miscarry or have some kind of awful accident, but those aren't choices one can make)

there are alternatives to raising the child yourself, but not to pregnancy.

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