Abortion-Keep Legal, Yes or No?
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            Give Peas A Chance…0
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 Yup. Some of the context is just as damning as the initial quote. Especially when they're trying to explain themselves. Here's some context given for the first one:RunIntoTheRain said:
 In case anyone wants to read the context of these quotes, here you go http://https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/personal-foul/jeffbr said: 
 Remember, pregnancy by rape is God's silver lining. "Sometimes bad things happen, horrible things, but sometimes God can give us a silver lining through the birth of a child." Missouri Republican State Rep. Tila HubrechtMr. Williams said it was merely a joke and apologized “if anyone’s offended.” “That’s not a Republican women’s club that we were having this morning,” he said. “It’s a working cow camp, a tough world where you can get kicked in the testicles if you’re not careful.”
 And Aiken's context was that it was off-the-cuff and that he "misspoke". And then 2 years later came up with a way to make it sound like he was actually intentionally shortening a law enforcement phrase.
 "In reviewing my off-the-cuff remarks, it’s clear that I misspoke in this interview" and then 2 years later:
 “Legitimate rape is a law enforcement term, it’s an abbreviation for ‘legitimate case of rape," [it isn't]
 For me, the context or "excuses" for what they said are just as bad as their "off the cuff" remarks which are clearly most reflective of their actual thoughts."I'll use the magic word - let's just shut the fuck up, please." EV, 04/13/080
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 Those are all states that I will do my best to not visit or spend money. Even over the internet .jeffbr said:Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and now Alabama have all passed legislation restricting abortions this year. Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Wisconsin have pending laws. Once Trump tipped the balance in the Supreme Court all of the bible thumping hillbillies came out of the wood work to test Roe v. Wade. I fear that we're going to see it overturned, and that each state will determine their own laws. I am glad to live in a state that allows freedom of choice and will not be among those listed. I feel horrible for women around the country who now find themselves in states where old white guys get to limit their reproductive rights based on morality derived from mythology. It is outrageous. 0
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 Maybe not 100% male vs female, but I digress. It is currently in the hands of female governor Kay Ivey, so we’ll see what happens. I really don’t know much about her and her view on the subject, and really don’t have the time to look into it.PJ_Soul said:
 It is 100% a male vs female issue, because it is almost all male politicians who are dictating what women do with their bodies, which makes me sick to my stomach. Of course there are women out there who are strictly anti-abortion. Thank goodness nobody is forcing them to have abortions! But my point is that if it weren't for men, there is no fucking way in hell abortion laws would be getting challenged. And FWIW, any woman who is for this kind of government control over women's bodies, no matter how they feel about abortion, IS a fucking fool in the extreme. At best.PJPOWER said:
 The irony of that is that there are plenty of women out there that are completely anti-abortion. Not really a male vs female issue.Meltdown99 said:All the females should move out of the state...
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 She's very anti-choice, and is very likely to sign the bill.PJPOWER said:
 Maybe not 100% male vs female, but I digress. It is currently in the hands of female governor Kay Ivey, so we’ll see what happens. I really don’t know much about her and her view on the subject, and really don’t have the time to look into it.PJ_Soul said:
 It is 100% a male vs female issue, because it is almost all male politicians who are dictating what women do with their bodies, which makes me sick to my stomach. Of course there are women out there who are strictly anti-abortion. Thank goodness nobody is forcing them to have abortions! But my point is that if it weren't for men, there is no fucking way in hell abortion laws would be getting challenged. And FWIW, any woman who is for this kind of government control over women's bodies, no matter how they feel about abortion, IS a fucking fool in the extreme. At best.PJPOWER said:
 The irony of that is that there are plenty of women out there that are completely anti-abortion. Not really a male vs female issue.Meltdown99 said:All the females should move out of the state..."I'll use the magic word - let's just shut the fuck up, please." EV, 04/13/080
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 Of course she’s going to sign the bill.jeffbr said:
 She's very anti-choice, and is very likely to sign the bill.PJPOWER said:
 Maybe not 100% male vs female, but I digress. It is currently in the hands of female governor Kay Ivey, so we’ll see what happens. I really don’t know much about her and her view on the subject, and really don’t have the time to look into it.PJ_Soul said:
 It is 100% a male vs female issue, because it is almost all male politicians who are dictating what women do with their bodies, which makes me sick to my stomach. Of course there are women out there who are strictly anti-abortion. Thank goodness nobody is forcing them to have abortions! But my point is that if it weren't for men, there is no fucking way in hell abortion laws would be getting challenged. And FWIW, any woman who is for this kind of government control over women's bodies, no matter how they feel about abortion, IS a fucking fool in the extreme. At best.PJPOWER said:
 The irony of that is that there are plenty of women out there that are completely anti-abortion. Not really a male vs female issue.Meltdown99 said:All the females should move out of the state...09/15/1998 & 09/16/1998, Mansfield, MA; 08/29/00 08/30/00, Mansfield, MA; 07/02/03, 07/03/03, Mansfield, MA; 09/28/04, 09/29/04, Boston, MA; 09/22/05, Halifax, NS; 05/24/06, 05/25/06, Boston, MA; 07/22/06, 07/23/06, Gorge, WA; 06/27/2008, Hartford; 06/28/08, 06/30/08, Mansfield; 08/18/2009, O2, London, UK; 10/30/09, 10/31/09, Philadelphia, PA; 05/15/10, Hartford, CT; 05/17/10, Boston, MA; 05/20/10, 05/21/10, NY, NY; 06/22/10, Dublin, IRE; 06/23/10, Northern Ireland; 09/03/11, 09/04/11, Alpine Valley, WI; 09/11/11, 09/12/11, Toronto, Ont; 09/14/11, Ottawa, Ont; 09/15/11, Hamilton, Ont; 07/02/2012, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/04/2012 & 07/05/2012, Berlin, Germany; 07/07/2012, Stockholm, Sweden; 09/30/2012, Missoula, MT; 07/16/2013, London, Ont; 07/19/2013, Chicago, IL; 10/15/2013 & 10/16/2013, Worcester, MA; 10/21/2013 & 10/22/2013, Philadelphia, PA; 10/25/2013, Hartford, CT; 11/29/2013, Portland, OR; 11/30/2013, Spokane, WA; 12/04/2013, Vancouver, BC; 12/06/2013, Seattle, WA; 10/03/2014, St. Louis. MO; 10/22/2014, Denver, CO; 10/26/2015, New York, NY; 04/23/2016, New Orleans, LA; 04/28/2016 & 04/29/2016, Philadelphia, PA; 05/01/2016 & 05/02/2016, New York, NY; 05/08/2016, Ottawa, Ont.; 05/10/2016 & 05/12/2016, Toronto, Ont.; 08/05/2016 & 08/07/2016, Boston, MA; 08/20/2016 & 08/22/2016, Chicago, IL; 07/01/2018, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/03/2018, Krakow, Poland; 07/05/2018, Berlin, Germany; 09/02/2018 & 09/04/2018, Boston, MA; 09/08/2022, Toronto, Ont; 09/11/2022, New York, NY; 09/14/2022, Camden, NJ; 09/02/2023, St. Paul, MN; 05/04/2024 & 05/06/2024, Vancouver, BC; 05/10/2024, Portland, OR; 05/03/2025, New Orleans, LA;
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 So 100% female vs female at this point in the state? Interesting...jeffbr said:
 She's very anti-choice, and is very likely to sign the bill.PJPOWER said:
 Maybe not 100% male vs female, but I digress. It is currently in the hands of female governor Kay Ivey, so we’ll see what happens. I really don’t know much about her and her view on the subject, and really don’t have the time to look into it.PJ_Soul said:
 It is 100% a male vs female issue, because it is almost all male politicians who are dictating what women do with their bodies, which makes me sick to my stomach. Of course there are women out there who are strictly anti-abortion. Thank goodness nobody is forcing them to have abortions! But my point is that if it weren't for men, there is no fucking way in hell abortion laws would be getting challenged. And FWIW, any woman who is for this kind of government control over women's bodies, no matter how they feel about abortion, IS a fucking fool in the extreme. At best.PJPOWER said:
 The irony of that is that there are plenty of women out there that are completely anti-abortion. Not really a male vs female issue.Meltdown99 said:All the females should move out of the state...0
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 No, completely incorrect.PJPOWER said:
 So 100% female vs female at this point in the state? Interesting...jeffbr said:
 She's very anti-choice, and is very likely to sign the bill.PJPOWER said:
 Maybe not 100% male vs female, but I digress. It is currently in the hands of female governor Kay Ivey, so we’ll see what happens. I really don’t know much about her and her view on the subject, and really don’t have the time to look into it.PJ_Soul said:
 It is 100% a male vs female issue, because it is almost all male politicians who are dictating what women do with their bodies, which makes me sick to my stomach. Of course there are women out there who are strictly anti-abortion. Thank goodness nobody is forcing them to have abortions! But my point is that if it weren't for men, there is no fucking way in hell abortion laws would be getting challenged. And FWIW, any woman who is for this kind of government control over women's bodies, no matter how they feel about abortion, IS a fucking fool in the extreme. At best.PJPOWER said:
 The irony of that is that there are plenty of women out there that are completely anti-abortion. Not really a male vs female issue.Meltdown99 said:All the females should move out of the state...my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf0
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 The governor is not a female?oftenreading said:
 No, completely incorrect.PJPOWER said:
 So 100% female vs female at this point in the state? Interesting...jeffbr said:
 She's very anti-choice, and is very likely to sign the bill.PJPOWER said:
 Maybe not 100% male vs female, but I digress. It is currently in the hands of female governor Kay Ivey, so we’ll see what happens. I really don’t know much about her and her view on the subject, and really don’t have the time to look into it.PJ_Soul said:
 It is 100% a male vs female issue, because it is almost all male politicians who are dictating what women do with their bodies, which makes me sick to my stomach. Of course there are women out there who are strictly anti-abortion. Thank goodness nobody is forcing them to have abortions! But my point is that if it weren't for men, there is no fucking way in hell abortion laws would be getting challenged. And FWIW, any woman who is for this kind of government control over women's bodies, no matter how they feel about abortion, IS a fucking fool in the extreme. At best.PJPOWER said:
 The irony of that is that there are plenty of women out there that are completely anti-abortion. Not really a male vs female issue.Meltdown99 said:All the females should move out of the state...0
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 It was an all male Yea vote. There were only 3 women who could vote on the bill. That hillbilly state only has 15% women in the legislature, even though their population is 51% women, so women have some work to do in that state if they want representation (or should just get the hell out and come to a more sane state).PJPOWER said:
 The governor is not a female?oftenreading said:
 No, completely incorrect.PJPOWER said:
 So 100% female vs female at this point in the state? Interesting...jeffbr said:
 She's very anti-choice, and is very likely to sign the bill.PJPOWER said:
 Maybe not 100% male vs female, but I digress. It is currently in the hands of female governor Kay Ivey, so we’ll see what happens. I really don’t know much about her and her view on the subject, and really don’t have the time to look into it.PJ_Soul said:
 It is 100% a male vs female issue, because it is almost all male politicians who are dictating what women do with their bodies, which makes me sick to my stomach. Of course there are women out there who are strictly anti-abortion. Thank goodness nobody is forcing them to have abortions! But my point is that if it weren't for men, there is no fucking way in hell abortion laws would be getting challenged. And FWIW, any woman who is for this kind of government control over women's bodies, no matter how they feel about abortion, IS a fucking fool in the extreme. At best.PJPOWER said:
 The irony of that is that there are plenty of women out there that are completely anti-abortion. Not really a male vs female issue.Meltdown99 said:All the females should move out of the state..."I'll use the magic word - let's just shut the fuck up, please." EV, 04/13/080
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            This is what the Republican leadership group in the senate looks like, as presented on their caucus’s website: 
 These are the remaining 20 members of the Republican caucus who voted to ban abortion: 
 Very white. Very male."I'll use the magic word - let's just shut the fuck up, please." EV, 04/13/080
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 But the female governor holds the ball now, right? Regardless of what the other males in the senate voted, SHE could still end it...so she, as a female, either supports it or feels the politics of it are more important.jeffbr said:
 It was an all male Yea vote. There were only 3 women who could vote on the bill. That hillbilly state only has 15% women in the legislature, even though their population is 51% women, so women have some work to do in that state if they want representation (or should just get the hell out and come to a more sane state).PJPOWER said:
 The governor is not a female?oftenreading said:
 No, completely incorrect.PJPOWER said:
 So 100% female vs female at this point in the state? Interesting...jeffbr said:
 She's very anti-choice, and is very likely to sign the bill.PJPOWER said:
 Maybe not 100% male vs female, but I digress. It is currently in the hands of female governor Kay Ivey, so we’ll see what happens. I really don’t know much about her and her view on the subject, and really don’t have the time to look into it.PJ_Soul said:
 It is 100% a male vs female issue, because it is almost all male politicians who are dictating what women do with their bodies, which makes me sick to my stomach. Of course there are women out there who are strictly anti-abortion. Thank goodness nobody is forcing them to have abortions! But my point is that if it weren't for men, there is no fucking way in hell abortion laws would be getting challenged. And FWIW, any woman who is for this kind of government control over women's bodies, no matter how they feel about abortion, IS a fucking fool in the extreme. At best.PJPOWER said:
 The irony of that is that there are plenty of women out there that are completely anti-abortion. Not really a male vs female issue.Meltdown99 said:All the females should move out of the state...0
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            PJPOWER said:
 So 100% female vs female at this point in the state? Interesting...jeffbr said:
 She's very anti-choice, and is very likely to sign the bill.PJPOWER said:
 Maybe not 100% male vs female, but I digress. It is currently in the hands of female governor Kay Ivey, so we’ll see what happens. I really don’t know much about her and her view on the subject, and really don’t have the time to look into it.PJ_Soul said:
 It is 100% a male vs female issue, because it is almost all male politicians who are dictating what women do with their bodies, which makes me sick to my stomach. Of course there are women out there who are strictly anti-abortion. Thank goodness nobody is forcing them to have abortions! But my point is that if it weren't for men, there is no fucking way in hell abortion laws would be getting challenged. And FWIW, any woman who is for this kind of government control over women's bodies, no matter how they feel about abortion, IS a fucking fool in the extreme. At best.PJPOWER said:
 The irony of that is that there are plenty of women out there that are completely anti-abortion. Not really a male vs female issue.Meltdown99 said:All the females should move out of the state...This never would have hit her desk if it weren't for men. The abortion debate would literally be dead in America if it weren't for men (or if men were the ones who got pregnant). That is the point I already made.And she is, btw, and fucking piece of shit, clearly.With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata0
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 Interesting logic, ha. I guess it could also be said that if there were no men, there would be no abortions. I guess I’m just not looking at this from such a man hater perspective.PJ_Soul said:PJPOWER said:
 So 100% female vs female at this point in the state? Interesting...jeffbr said:
 She's very anti-choice, and is very likely to sign the bill.PJPOWER said:
 Maybe not 100% male vs female, but I digress. It is currently in the hands of female governor Kay Ivey, so we’ll see what happens. I really don’t know much about her and her view on the subject, and really don’t have the time to look into it.PJ_Soul said:
 It is 100% a male vs female issue, because it is almost all male politicians who are dictating what women do with their bodies, which makes me sick to my stomach. Of course there are women out there who are strictly anti-abortion. Thank goodness nobody is forcing them to have abortions! But my point is that if it weren't for men, there is no fucking way in hell abortion laws would be getting challenged. And FWIW, any woman who is for this kind of government control over women's bodies, no matter how they feel about abortion, IS a fucking fool in the extreme. At best.PJPOWER said:
 The irony of that is that there are plenty of women out there that are completely anti-abortion. Not really a male vs female issue.Meltdown99 said:All the females should move out of the state...This never would have hit her desk if it weren't for men. The abortion debate would literally be dead in America if it weren't for men (or if men were the ones who got pregnant). That is the point I already made.And she is, btw, and fucking piece of shit, clearly.0
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            Maybe the US should think about being a tad more secular. It is 2019 after all."Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"0
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 Ha, well I'm not a man hater. And women clearly have had a role in electing such a male dominated legislature in hillbilly Alabama, so they bear some culpability. But I think the point is that without diversity in ethnicity and gender, there is lack of diversity of thought, ideas, bills, votes, etc... It is clear that Alabama has a "type" in their legislature that doesn't reflect the actual diversity in their population, and that can only mean that a subset of that population is truly represented - if you're a white male, they've got your back! Having a bunch of white guys who have never been and can never be pregnant (and many who couldn't explain the female anatomy or the process of gestation) voting on the reproductive rights of women just doesn't make sense.PJPOWER said:
 Interesting logic, ha. I guess it could also be said that if there were no men, there would be no abortions. I guess I’m just not looking at this from such a man hater perspective.PJ_Soul said:PJPOWER said:
 So 100% female vs female at this point in the state? Interesting...jeffbr said:
 She's very anti-choice, and is very likely to sign the bill.PJPOWER said:
 Maybe not 100% male vs female, but I digress. It is currently in the hands of female governor Kay Ivey, so we’ll see what happens. I really don’t know much about her and her view on the subject, and really don’t have the time to look into it.PJ_Soul said:
 It is 100% a male vs female issue, because it is almost all male politicians who are dictating what women do with their bodies, which makes me sick to my stomach. Of course there are women out there who are strictly anti-abortion. Thank goodness nobody is forcing them to have abortions! But my point is that if it weren't for men, there is no fucking way in hell abortion laws would be getting challenged. And FWIW, any woman who is for this kind of government control over women's bodies, no matter how they feel about abortion, IS a fucking fool in the extreme. At best.PJPOWER said:
 The irony of that is that there are plenty of women out there that are completely anti-abortion. Not really a male vs female issue.Meltdown99 said:All the females should move out of the state...This never would have hit her desk if it weren't for men. The abortion debate would literally be dead in America if it weren't for men (or if men were the ones who got pregnant). That is the point I already made.And she is, btw, and fucking piece of shit, clearly.
 Edit - and I'm guessing a majority of those legislators inform their opinion with a non-scientific book of mythology, when this should be a science based, health care issue.Post edited by jeffbr on"I'll use the magic word - let's just shut the fuck up, please." EV, 04/13/080
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            You guys never learned tolerance of opposing viewpoints, huh? I’m pro choice but I’m smart enough to know if I go online and call someone a shithead for thinking differently than me that someone who’s unsure about their feelings on the issue will read my comment, dislike it, and probably take the opposite position. Keep calling names and watch your elections fizzle out to those you spit such hate at.I'm like an opening band for your mom.0
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 I'm pretty sure those Alabama hillbillies have their opinions firmly inbred. No love or hate from me will alter their mythological beliefs.RoleModelsinBlood31 said:You guys never learned tolerance of opposing viewpoints, huh? I’m pro choice but I’m smart enough to know if I go online and call someone a shithead for thinking differently than me that someone who’s unsure about their feelings on the issue will read my comment, dislike it, and probably take the opposite position. Keep calling names and watch your elections fizzle out to those you spit such hate at."I'll use the magic word - let's just shut the fuck up, please." EV, 04/13/080
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 Depends on viewpoints and topic.RoleModelsinBlood31 said:You guys never learned tolerance of opposing viewpoints, huh?
 There aren't always good people on both sides.
 All opinions aren't equal.
 Don't go Chris Cuomo on us.Post edited by Spiritual_Chaos on"Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"0
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