My Mother was Pro-Choice every day of her dear sweet life, and yet here I am

ThomWV

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Wed Jan-13-10 08:54 AM
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My Mother was Pro-Choice every day of her dear sweet life, and yet here I am

I would like to point out that a pro-choice stance has nothing to do with being "pro abortion". My mother demanded that women have reproductive choice, and concurrently hated abortion. If anyone demands proof such a thing is possible all they have to do is shake my hand.

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MineralMan

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Wed Jan-13-10 09:02 AM
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1. There's nothing contradictory in that.

There's a huge difference in not doing something yourself and abhorring it and insisting that others only do what you find acceptable. It's entirely possible to be pro-choice but to reject abortion for your own life.

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Tansy_Gold

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Wed Jan-13-10 09:15 AM
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2. Pro-choice or even pro-abortion doesn't mean you're against

reproduction.

I'm definitely pro-choice and even pro-abortion in the sense that I have no opposition to it at all, yet I have two children and two grandchildren.

"Choice" means having more than one option and having the right to choose which of those options is preferable in the situation.

TG

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mopinko

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Wed Jan-13-10 09:29 AM
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3. i have 5 kids. not all planned. i had a choice. therefore

i am not a slave.

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ehrnst

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Wed Jan-13-10 09:31 AM
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4. Forced childbearing is like a shotgun wedding, or rape.

Take away consent, and it's parverted from a loving gift into an abomination.

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OmmmSweetOmmm

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Wed Jan-13-10 09:31 AM
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5. My mom too. In fact, she had an illegal abortion back in 1943. She got pregnant right after

my sister was born. 2 years later she chose to have my brother and 6 years later, she chose to have me.

BTW...the doctor that performed the abortion was a very reputable GYN/OBG. He was pro-choice too.

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CoffeeCat

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Wed Jan-13-10 10:04 AM
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6. Both of our kids were very unplanned...

We became pregnant with our first, before we were married. We were married before she
was born, but then became pregnant against 5 months later.

Major unplanned babies--but loved like the dickens!

I had choices, and I deserved to have those choices--but that doesn't mean that a pro choice person
gets pregnant and can't wait to run to the clinic for an abortion.

Being pro choice means respecting that ALL women should have choices and that women should have
the power to make these decisions for themselves--not the United States government.

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w8liftinglady

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Wed Jan-13-10 10:38 AM
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7. my mom,too...as well as a Catholic(well,maybe not a "good" Catholic)

she advocated women's reproductive rights since the 60s(having seen the effects of women forced to marry or have children they couldn't support)

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Hell Hath No Fury

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Wed Jan-13-10 10:46 AM
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8. There has always been two parts to the question of choice --

"Are you pro-choice or anti-choice?" and "What is your choice?"

I am 100% pro-choice, and, if faced with an unplanned pregnancy, my choice would be to not terminate.

That is the core of the pro-choice stance -- every woman making reproductive decisions for herself based on her personal beliefs and needs.

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