Abortion-Keep Legal, Yes or No?

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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,473
    cincybearcat said:
    https://www-m.cnn.com/2018/05/05/opinions/supporting-abortion-is-pro-life-opinion-campoamor/index.html

    Im anti-abortion and as such you can imagine I think this article is 100% nuts. Calling for killing babies to save lives is just nuts. But as I’ve read here, I’m sure many agree with the sentiments of this article.

    i will say that I personally have reached a point where I believe this issue has been settled as to law in the US.  I don’t particularly like crazy laws just to challenge Roe v Wade anymore, because I don’t think it helps. I wish anti-abortion activist would flip a switch and instead of just looking to deny abortions, work to solve the issue of unintended pregnancy. Cause that’s the path to a much reduced abortion rate.

    all that said, articles like this actually still piss me off and are obviously written for people that just agree already with the author. It’s nonsense to compare # of deaths in the abortion debate, because if you believe it’s life, abortion Always causes more deaths than not having abortion. 
    it's not crazy at all. the idea is that the more access you have to health services, reproductive information services, abortion included, the more educated women/people become on the issue, and are further empowered to prevent unwanted pregnancy in the first place. 

    less unwanted pregnancy = less abortion
    less unwanted pregnancy = less maternal and infant mortality 

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  • dignin
    dignin Posts: 9,478

    Trump's ban on global abortion funding has led to more abortions


    https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/24/health/trump-mexico-city-policy-abortion-ban-kenya-asequals-intl/index.html
  • jnimhaoileoin
    jnimhaoileoin Baile Átha Cliath Posts: 2,682
    Today Ireland votes on whether or not we respect our women and their right to autonomy over their own bodies. Do me proud Ireland. Seas le mná, vótáil TÁ. #Repealthe8th
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    jnimhaoileoin said:
    Today Ireland votes on whether or not we respect our women and their right to autonomy over their own bodies. Do me proud Ireland. Seas le mná, vótáil TÁ. #Repealthe8th
    Are you talking to me?
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    I hope your vote goes well and that after it becomes legal your abortion rates stay low.
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  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    jnimhaoileoin said:
    Today Ireland votes on whether or not we respect our women and their right to autonomy over their own bodies. Do me proud Ireland. Seas le mná, vótáil TÁ. #Repealthe8th
    Good luck. 
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  • jnimhaoileoin
    jnimhaoileoin Baile Átha Cliath Posts: 2,682
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    jnimhaoileoin said:
    Today Ireland votes on whether or not we respect our women and their right to autonomy over their own bodies. Do me proud Ireland. Seas le mná, vótáil TÁ. #Repealthe8th
    Are you talking to me?
    Why would I be talking to you??? I'm commenting on our referendum
  • jnimhaoileoin
    jnimhaoileoin Baile Átha Cliath Posts: 2,682
    oftenreading said:
    jnimhaoileoin said:
    Today Ireland votes on whether or not we respect our women and their right to autonomy over their own bodies. Do me proud Ireland. Seas le mná, vótáil TÁ. #Repealthe8th
    Good luck. 
    Thanks :smile:
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    jnimhaoileoin said:
    Today Ireland votes on whether or not we respect our women and their right to autonomy over their own bodies. Do me proud Ireland. Seas le mná, vótáil TÁ. #Repealthe8th
    Fingers crossed, Jenny!
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,680
    jnimhaoileoin said:
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    jnimhaoileoin said:
    Today Ireland votes on whether or not we respect our women and their right to autonomy over their own bodies. Do me proud Ireland. Seas le mná, vótáil TÁ. #Repealthe8th
    Are you talking to me?
    Why would I be talking to you??? I'm commenting on our referendum
    Haha - I think he asked because of the "TA" part. :lol:
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  • jnimhaoileoin
    jnimhaoileoin Baile Átha Cliath Posts: 2,682
    PJ_Soul said:
    jnimhaoileoin said:
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    jnimhaoileoin said:
    Today Ireland votes on whether or not we respect our women and their right to autonomy over their own bodies. Do me proud Ireland. Seas le mná, vótáil TÁ. #Repealthe8th
    Are you talking to me?
    Why would I be talking to you??? I'm commenting on our referendum
    Haha - I think he asked because of the "TA" part. :lol:
    That did occur to me but I thought surely he couldn't think that a word which is clearly in a foreign language has anything to do with him. Why would I randomly mention him in a post about the abortion referendum?
  • jnimhaoileoin
    jnimhaoileoin Baile Átha Cliath Posts: 2,682
    Cautiously optimistic :smile:

    https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/irish-times-exit-poll-projects-ireland-has-voted-by-landslide-to-repeal-eighth-amendment-1.3508861?mode=amp
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,680
    edited May 2018
    jnimhaoileoin said:
    Cautiously optimistic :smile:

    https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/irish-times-exit-poll-projects-ireland-has-voted-by-landslide-to-repeal-eighth-amendment-1.3508861?mode=amp
    :joy:
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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    PJ_Soul said:
    jnimhaoileoin said:
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    jnimhaoileoin said:
    Today Ireland votes on whether or not we respect our women and their right to autonomy over their own bodies. Do me proud Ireland. Seas le mná, vótáil TÁ. #Repealthe8th
    Are you talking to me?
    Why would I be talking to you??? I'm commenting on our referendum
    Haha - I think he asked because of the "TA" part. :lol:
    Haha you got it!
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    jnimhaoileoin said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    jnimhaoileoin said:
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    jnimhaoileoin said:
    Today Ireland votes on whether or not we respect our women and their right to autonomy over their own bodies. Do me proud Ireland. Seas le mná, vótáil TÁ. #Repealthe8th
    Are you talking to me?
    Why would I be talking to you??? I'm commenting on our referendum
    Haha - I think he asked because of the "TA" part. :lol:
    That did occur to me but I thought surely he couldn't think that a word which is clearly in a foreign language has anything to do with him. Why would I randomly mention him in a post about the abortion referendum?
    I was taking the piss.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • Bentleyspop
    Bentleyspop Craft Beer Brewery, Colorado Posts: 11,422
  • Bentleyspop
    Bentleyspop Craft Beer Brewery, Colorado Posts: 11,422
    Looks like the people of Ireland have done the right thing......

    Ireland to end abortion ban in historic vote
  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    Bentleyspop said:
    Looks like the people of Ireland have done the right thing......

    Ireland to end abortion ban in historic vote

    Evolution!
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  • jnimhaoileoin
    jnimhaoileoin Baile Átha Cliath Posts: 2,682
    And about bloody time we joined the 21st century
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Congratulations Ireland.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014

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