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bluestate10

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81. I watched the interview. It was more complicated than you indicated.

Wed Jan 9, 2013, 09:59 PM

Jan 2013

The woman was anti-abortion, but she was also vigorously pro-contraception and felt that the government should fight any group that tried to limit access to contraceptives and that insurance plans should be forced to provide contraception coverage. Her reason was that contraceptives prevented abortions, a a fact many progressive also point to. The woman went on to attack people on her side that claim that contraceptives caused loose sexual behavior, pointing out that any person that slept around would sleep around regardless of whether that person had access to contraceptives.

I don't like her overall cause, but the reason for the interview was her support for access to contraceptives for all women.

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Andrea Mitchel just stopped a guest who ID'd herself as "pro-life"... [View all] JohnnyRingo Jan 2013 OP

Point taken.. Permanut Jan 2013 #1

Pro-choice is a market-based description. intheflow Jan 2013 #5

You have an even better point. Permanut Jan 2013 #6

Seems to me a woman texshelters Jan 2013 #15

Women can only "choose" to have an abortion if intheflow Jan 2013 #28

And that is what most of Roe v Wade was about. Equality. uppityperson Jan 2013 #69

+millions Matariki Jan 2013 #32

I agree. Let's de-criminalize prostitution. Flatulo Jan 2013 #41

Would certainly make it safer. intheflow Jan 2013 #59

Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #61

Women should have reproductive rights. We should not tell them what to do with their bodies. hrmjustin Jan 2013 #62

No and No DURHAM D Jan 2013 #65

A fetus is not a "baby" . . . MrModerate Jan 2013 #71

You are correct texshelters Jan 2013 #14

Personally I am pro-life and pro-choice. And I don't see a conflict with that. A Simple Game Jan 2013 #23

they can be also called azureblue Jan 2013 #24

+1 for the courage to talk The Bible here. BTW, nice cite! patrice Jan 2013 #35

One of the best abortion rights arguments to give a fundy. intheflow Jan 2013 #37

Perhaps the 'pro-lifers' could become 'pro-coathanger abortion' types? rbixby Jan 2013 #29

Seriously. When did a potential life become more valuable than intheflow Jan 2013 #2

It really irked me when she EC Jan 2013 #3

the late Molly Ivans nailed it 90-percent Jan 2013 #4

Funny how the pro life dipshits Flashmann Jan 2013 #8

Why do you call me a dipshit? I am pro-choice. A Simple Game Jan 2013 #26

Do I really need to explain Flashmann Jan 2013 #36

Context indeed, my dear Flashmann. Did you read the OP of this thread? A Simple Game Jan 2013 #46

Did you read the OP of this thread Flashmann Jan 2013 #48

I reread the thread, didn't see anyone else that was calling pro-life people names. A Simple Game Jan 2013 #53

Alright Flashmann Jan 2013 #67

If you thought I implied you singled me out, sorry. A Simple Game Jan 2013 #73

Response to A Simple Mind....Last one..... Flashmann Jan 2013 #78

I agree entirely! momsrule Jan 2013 #82

Last one, yeah, I've heard that before. I think you actually like me but won't admit it. A Simple Game Jan 2013 #86

you're one of those "gotta have the last word" kind of SemperEadem Jan 2013 #96

+1000 BlueStreak Jan 2013 #42

Mitchell has been standing up more often to these buffoons. Good for her! randome Jan 2013 #7

I really do hate the terms "Pro-life" and "Pro-Choice" xxxsdesdexxx Jan 2013 #9

Was she also ... relayerbob Jan 2013 #10

Issues not addressed. elleng Jan 2013 #12

It was a rhetorical question ... relayerbob Jan 2013 #80

There's my problem with all of the labels. Which one sub-sums all of this & gender pay equity patrice Jan 2013 #38

Yes she did, and it was an interesting interview. elleng Jan 2013 #11

The same people.. butterfly77 Jan 2013 #13

i'd rather they be called pro-fetus. that is ALL they care about. pansypoo53219 Jan 2013 #16

This seems to be the most accurate description of Cha Jan 2013 #19

I actually call them anti woman tavalon Jan 2013 #88

Exactly. That's to remember.. Cha Jan 2013 #90

But they're not even pro-fetus. Zoeisright Jan 2013 #20

Zoe is indeed right. efhmc Jan 2013 #99

so true SemperEadem Jan 2013 #97

Don't agree with Mitchell either. "Anti-abortion" is exactly what they want to be called. Dawgs Jan 2013 #17

We need to change the language. I don't know anyone who is "pro-abortion". That woman is anti-choice Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2013 #18

There ARE "pro-abortion" people: those who support forced abortions, like what they do in China. NYC Liberal Jan 2013 #21

That's not "pro-abortion," that's anti-choice. SunSeeker Jan 2013 #54

It's both. It is also anti-choice and very much in line with NYC Liberal Jan 2013 #55

And you can be both pro-abortion and pro-choice. SunSeeker Jan 2013 #63

"I am "pro" any legal medical procedure a woman chooses to have performed on her own body NYC Liberal Jan 2013 #72

Yes! Iwillnevergiveup Jan 2013 #83

+100 Taverner Jan 2013 #22

I use... Bjornsdotter Jan 2013 #25

Yes, government control of human reproduction. MissMarple Jan 2013 #30

and that is the riposte that they should be met with SemperEadem Jan 2013 #98

Choice for any woman. leanforward Jan 2013 #27

Good for her! Rex Jan 2013 #31

The only time she's right is when it comes to women's issues nt ecstatic Jan 2013 #33

EXACTLY---you cannot be pro-life and not care if women die in back-alley abortions. nt Lex Jan 2013 #34

Andrea also could have said - "Forced birth" GoneOffShore Jan 2013 #39

what a great post about a great moment in media BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #40

They are "pro birth," and, unfortunately, LibDemAlways Jan 2013 #43

exactly... Jennifer Granholm had a very good piece about this in the Huffington Post a while back Flaxbee Jan 2013 #74

Whenever someone gives me the pro-choice argument, I smile and ask them when they.... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #79

I'm not a big Andrea Mitchell fan but bravo. Jake2413 Jan 2013 #44

She, like me, are "pro-choice" and "anti-abortion" George II Jan 2013 #45

You can't even tell your wife she can't have one tavalon Jan 2013 #89

What a snotty response to my post....MYOFB! George II Jan 2013 #95

I didn't mean to sound snotty tavalon Jan 2013 #102

Well, we discussed the issue even before we got married, and we agree on it and most other things... George II Jan 2013 #103

I figured you probably weren't overtly sexist tavalon Jan 2013 #104

Kick. Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #47

If they were REALLY "pro-life" Ken Burch Jan 2013 #49

When people describe themselves as "pro-life," I confess that I am also against the death penalty Texas Lawyer Jan 2013 #50

They're as "pro-life" as they are "conservatives". pacalo Jan 2013 #51

Actually, I think they should be called Pro Pre-Life WeekendWarrior Jan 2013 #52

No, they don't give a crap about healthy pregnancies either. They're pro-forced-birthers. Period. SunSeeker Jan 2013 #58

I call them Janecita Jan 2013 #56

Below is a link to the VIDEO Tx4obama Jan 2013 #57

win two elections and suddenly the media is starting to do their jobs samsingh Jan 2013 #60

Fetus worshippers n2doc Jan 2013 #64

k&r... spanone Jan 2013 #66

Anti choice is also succinct. (no text) Quantess Jan 2013 #68

Republicans are only for the "Sanctity of Life" for the 9 months preceding a child's birth PennsylvaniaMatt Jan 2013 #70

They aren't REALLY Pro-Life... Foxman58 Jan 2013 #75

I'm grateful to your mother. Rose Siding Jan 2013 #76

They are Pro-BIRTH, not Pro-Life HockeyMom Jan 2013 #77

I watched the interview. It was more complicated than you indicated. bluestate10 Jan 2013 #81

Yes, it was. JohnnyRingo Jan 2013 #91

pro-what? TomChicago Jan 2013 #84

they're religious (mostly) fanatics who share more in common with the taliban than Americans RainDog Jan 2013 #85

+10E9 D23MIURG23 Jan 2013 #87

Not to mix the two Ineeda Jan 2013 #92

If you are against the death penalty, a pacifist, AND a vegetarian DFW Jan 2013 #93

I made this correction to woman I sometimes worked with maddiemom Jan 2013 #94

well on the religious side they have to say this PatrynXX Jan 2013 #100

So many people who are 'pro-life' are also quite enthusiastic about the death penalty. Chemisse Jan 2013 #101