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In reply to the discussion: "Rare" was a political line designed to appeal to choice-conflicted voters... [View all]CTyankee
(63,912 posts)19. See, I think the "rare" thing is out of date. The centrists are more pro-choice nowadays.
When asked in polls if Roe should be overturned, a majority of voters say "no." When asked if they are "pro-life" a majority say "yes." So I think Wendy Davis was saying what centrists really feel about abortion and what it means to be "pro-life." I think the Todd Akins' of the republican party and his ilk are what is pissing off moderate women who are more liberal minded than women were 20 years ago when the "rare" stuff got started. They've seen where the anti-choice rhetoric has led and they don't like it. They've seen the anti-choice spokesmen with their vaginal probe legislation, closing Planned Parenthood clinics (where lots of moderate women receive their health care!) and they don't like it.
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"Rare" was a political line designed to appeal to choice-conflicted voters... [View all]
cthulu2016
Nov 2013
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Yes, I agree that "rare" was added to assure anti-choicers that we pro-choicers aren't
CTyankee
Nov 2013
#3
See, I think the "rare" thing is out of date. The centrists are more pro-choice nowadays.
CTyankee
Nov 2013
#19
Exactly. "Rare" in this context means that education and contraception are widespread and working.
cleanhippie
Nov 2013
#7
Perhaps, but "rare" in this context means education and contraception are widespread and working
cleanhippie
Nov 2013
#29
You forgot, that the term rare was applied after the numbers were released
Savannahmann
Nov 2013
#11
It is a phrase that recognizes that the vast majority of women as well as men at least have
Douglas Carpenter
Nov 2013
#12
The phrase and soft support have harmed the matter of abortion rights. The national party removed it
PeaceNikki
Nov 2013
#15
Or... safe and legal. How about we leave the frequency a medical issue, not a political one?
PeaceNikki
Nov 2013
#18
Frequency is a sociocultural issues tied into political efforts like sex education.
Kurska
Nov 2013
#22
I mean the collective 'you'. The Democratic Party dropped the harmful "rare" portion years ago.
PeaceNikki
Nov 2013
#25