Who said anything about a high standard of living? We're not talking about being able to live in a big house, have a nice car, and still have money left over to take 2 week vacations every year. We're talking about making enough money so that they can afford food to feed their families without food stamps or…

You understand that the Challenger exploded (in part) because it was allowed to fly when it shouldn't have? You know, like how boxers die because they are allowed to continue fighting when they shouldn't?

Oh lawd, I just saw that comment as well. The mansplainer in the room has all the answers, as usual. What are we bitching about? We should really just do what we want, 'cause like, all the obstacles and societal pressures are just in our minds! We can all live like Miley Cyrus, Feminist Ideal (after the man with the…

LULZ, yes, people's reaction to your hairless head is TOTALLY comparable to how people react to women with hairy armpits! Thanks for pointing that out! And this "Stop empowering them by caving into 'societal pressure'" nonsense is pretty much the definition of privilege. Full stop.

Considering how bad she is at dealing with the issues of women of color, I would say that Miley Cyrus is already pretty good at feminism.

I find it hard to believe you don't have "an agenda". What did you expect, you're on Jezebel, a website that attracts feminist thinkers and people who support women's right to choose. By spouting all that stuff about "pregnancy not being invasive" and likening parenting/abortion to smoking or driving, you were…

Oh, I don't know...maybe getting up on a table, putting your feet in stirrup and having someone put fingers or hang inside your vagina...that's a tad invasive to most people. The IV is invasive and even ultrasounds can be invasive.

Are you seriously going to keep arguing that birth isn't invasive? What planet are you from? You're just being so ridiculous with your 9 year old pregnant girls and saying that even giving birth isn't invasive because it doesn't need anyone else around. Wow, just...wow.

Dude, this isn't an "interesting conversation" for me; you aren't saying anything I haven't heard a thousand times before. You're spewing sexism, and I'm worried that shows up in how you vote.

Come on, dude, I've seen this angle before and it's always in the service of a pro-life argument. Spit it out, stop trying to make The Ladeez have a come to jesus moment out of ill-constructed logic.

SHE CAN'T CONSENT TO SEX HOW CAN SHE CONSENT TO MOTHERHOOD. If she wanted to abort the baby, that would have far less traumatic consequences in the long run. I highly doubt she'd turn, say, 20, and think "Man, I wish I had an 11 year old kid." I'm sorry, but when you're talking about the quality of life of the…

Pregnancy and giving birth may not fit your narrow definition of "invasive," but rest assured asking someone to carry and give birth to a child is not a small thing. In addition to the numerous changes pregnancy inflicts on women and the potential devastating side effects of being pregnant (blood clots! gestational…

Given the permanent changes your body goes through with pregnancy and delivery, I'd say your analogy isn't accurate, and calling pregnancy invasive is.

What you're saying looks good on paper, but ultimately it doesn't really work out in the real world. There are a ton of parents out there who are more concerned about not committing the "sin" of abortion than the actual mental and physical well-being of their child. And it would be kinda fucked up to think that those…

And if the guardian makes a decision that is against that girl's wishes? Parents or guardians don't always make good choices either. And the pregnant girl should not be forced into that person's decision.

What about in cases where there is no parent/guardian? In the case of a 9-10 year old, it is frequently dangerous to carry a child to term (depending on the size of the child, but usually their hips have not widened enough). How many 9-10 year olds do you think are having consensual sex at that age? Are you…

So, you started your post off with, I'm going to deny you all reproductive freedom, but I'm the one being confrontational? Really? We aren't your philosophical playground; these are our actual lives and bodies.

She's not "by herself." She consults a medical doctor, who is an adult and can advise her of her options. Any teenager who could consult her guardian safely would almost certainly do so. Any teenager who can't is at risk for really, truly being "by herself" — with only a coat hanger or drugs or a back-alley…

People are going to engage your stupid opinion and give it more credence than it deserves (which is zero btw). But I won't. You are a fucking idiot, your point of view is terrifying and disgusting. I have no interest in trying to convince you that you are wrong because quite frankly people like you can't be convinced.…

She's mature enough to express her desire for an abortion. I'm a lawyer. There is honestly no legal basis for your argument. Not even one that I disagree with.