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flicka
Seriously Hooked
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mouse
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 Posted - 03/22/2011 : 9:24:44 PM
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Really, if I said what I think about this, poor Betty would have a meltdown.
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Milinda
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USA
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Posted - 03/22/2011 : 9:32:00 PM
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What Mouse said, and even more. Sigh
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kkknitter
Seriously Hooked
641 Posts |
Posted - 03/23/2011 : 03:29:09 AM
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Yeah, I agree. This topic is going to heat up the closer we get to the next election.
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ellensatch@msn.com
Chatty Knitter
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Posted - 03/23/2011 : 5:45:07 PM
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azblueskies
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Posted - 03/24/2011 : 07:36:06 AM
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Me, too. Words can't describe my rage. And our "leaders" in AZ are afraid that women might chose to abort because they don't like the gender or race of their babies so they've given final approval of a bill to prevent that from happening. In pushing the bill through, one of them mentioned (but didn't produce it) a purported study of Planned Parenthood that black women aborted babies 42% of the time...as if there couldn't be any other reason for the abortions (whatever the true percentage was) other than race or gender????? This state is being run by a bunch of loonies - as are many others.
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lella
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Posted - 03/26/2011 : 1:57:36 PM
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Another big problem, and an insult, is that women, or girls, who are raped and impregnated are going to be forced to go through this center.
"Peggy Gibson, a Democratic state representative who voted against the measure, said the law amounted to “government intrusion into people’s medical decisions.”
“South Dakota women should not need to submit to an in-person lecture from an unqualified, noncertified, faith-based counselor or volunteer at an anti-choice crisis pregnancy center,” Ms. Gibson said."
I can't imagine the damage they are going to do with this truly stupid law.
Lella
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The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.
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Chayah
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Posted - 03/30/2011 : 09:35:10 AM
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I find this incredibly sad and incredibly dangerous.
"Each breath really is a new beginning of the rest of our lives." Jon Kabat-Zinn |
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Consuelo
Gabber Extraordinaire
USA
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Posted - 04/01/2011 : 8:32:35 PM
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If men could get pregnant, abortion would be an exhaulted activity. They just don't get that it's none of the government's business!!
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Punctuatedknitter
Seriously Hooked
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Posted - 04/01/2011 : 9:32:56 PM
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What really bugs me is the obsession with outlawing abortion, but no interest in helping pregnant women and children who are struggling to make ends meet.
Paid maternity leave? Prenatal care? Healthcare for kids? Access to contraceptives? We can't afford that, there are bankers to bail out and corporations that need welfare.
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kkknitter
Seriously Hooked
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Posted - 04/02/2011 : 04:09:50 AM
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Originally posted by Punctuatedknitter
What really bugs me is the obsession with outlawing abortion, but no interest in helping pregnant women and children who are struggling to make ends meet.
Paid maternity leave? Prenatal care? Healthcare for kids? Access to contraceptives? We can't afford that, there are bankers to bail out and corporations that need welfare.
This all sounds too much like socialism, and we all know they are really bad guys .
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ellensatch@msn.com
Chatty Knitter
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Posted - 04/02/2011 : 5:46:09 PM
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| Re Consuelo: In the early '70's an activist named Flo Kennedy said " If men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament" or words to that effect. |
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draymer
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Posted - 09/29/2011 : 2:28:14 PM
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Munchkn
New Pal
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Posted - 09/30/2011 : 3:54:09 PM
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Cheerleader9
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Posted - 09/30/2011 : 9:22:58 PM
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Originally posted by azblueskies
Me, too. Words can't describe my rage. And our "leaders" in AZ are afraid that women might chose to abort because they don't like the gender or race of their babies so they've given final approval of a bill to prevent that from happening. In pushing the bill through, one of them mentioned (but didn't produce it) a purported study of Planned Parenthood that black women aborted babies 42% of the time...as if there couldn't be any other reason for the abortions (whatever the true percentage was) other than race or gender????? This state is being run by a bunch of loonies - as are many others.
azblue
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I can think of other words to describe this state and those running it that aren't as nice as "loonies" I'm almost ashame to say I live here..
Barb in AZ
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South Dakota does it again
