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In reply to the discussion: Please stop using the term 'pro life'. [View all]WhiskeyGrinder
(22,309 posts)88. Worrying about "want" vs. "need" invites rhetoric of "worthy/unworthy" abortions, and is
unacceptable.
I don't think anyone wants an abortion,
People definitely want abortions. It's like wanting gall-bladder surgery when you're having a gallstone attack. You want what will give you relief.
But I know "pro abortion" isn't a winning message. "Pro Choice" is better.
The larger abortion rights movement has moved away from "pro-choice" because people don't have a choice when access is limited, whether by distance, laws, resources, whatever. The movement has adopted more "pro abortion" language to eliminate the stigma around the very word "abortion."
I want to do something but not much I can do.
One of the most helpful things you can do is donate to an abortion fund; even a small donation like $5 makes a huge difference to people trying to access abortions. Abortion funds help people pay for an abortion, as well as the travel, childcare or lodging that they might need when getting an abortion. It's a great way to help people directly.Edit history
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Especially considering that most of them value their guns more than anything, including a fetus
Maraya1969
Jul 2022
#8
Birth slavery works too. Cattle & slaves have their birthing controlled. CON mistresses, not so much
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2022
#15
I'll take it a step further. The beginning of life has nothing to do with any of this.
Gore1FL
Jul 2022
#27
Worrying about "want" vs. "need" invites rhetoric of "worthy/unworthy" abortions, and is
WhiskeyGrinder
Jul 2022
#88
Pro-abortion is now the updated language used within the movement, so saying anti-abortion is also
WhiskeyGrinder
Jul 2022
#41
The right wing is hung up on individual freedom--no masks, no vaccines, no mandatea.
Lonestarblue
Jul 2022
#32
Just a reminder that DEAD people have more rights than a living woman in many states.
OMGWTF
Jul 2022
#37
Funny, how the men who wrote that story found their female scapegoat in the very first chapter....
lindysalsagal
Jul 2022
#60