::sigh::

Oh please. For some people it's not. Lots of people explained this already. I've had 16 years since I was physically capable of getting pregnant to decide what I would do if I had an unwanted pregnancy. If I got pregnant tomorrow it would absolutely be a no-brainer that I would have an abortion. And why would…

No no, of course you wouldn't say that they should feel guilty, that would be completely unreasonable. You're just saying that they're callous for not feeling guilty and that it makes you sad.

Wait, hold on a moment. I'm actually pretty certain... Having cunningly figured this out by way of, you know, having a…

No, that's not really enough. It's pretty good, but it could be better. Ideally you should also not be shaming people for making a completely victimless and ethical choice.

Think about it like this: Imagine someone tells you that they support gay marriage on principal, but that they still think gay people are unnatural…

Why does it make you sad that these women don't feel guilty? Why does it make you sad that they strongly reject the notion that they should feel guilty when they have done nothing wrong? It's more than understandable if many women feel bad about it, because it is a very personal and important choice, and if carrying…

No, supporting legislation *isn't* actually enough. Abortion is still highly, highly stigmatized, and the attempt to roll back reproductive rights is in large part because of that stigma, and you're perpetuating the stigma. Having the technical right to an abortion means jack shit if no physicians will actually…

For serious. I can't believe that someone who came into this thread and vocally judging everyone who was open and honest about their abortions is complaining about the resulting "hostility". You get what you give, buddy.

I'm not saying they SHOULD feel guilty about it, just that they're terrible people if they don't! Why's everyone picking on me?

Let me quote you to you: "It just seems like people are much more callous than I would have imagined." And this was not you summarizing the anti-choice dogma, this was your own feelings. So, unless you mean something value-neutral or positive in calling someone "callous," you are being highly judgmental. I'm curious…

No, the conservative myth is that a woman WILL feel guilt and suffer from mental illness because she chose to have an abortion. It's just as false as saying that women who have had abortions are more likely to get breast cancer. It's a falsehood that is meant to misinform and coerce women who are considering abortions…

I think just about anyone with a conscience would.

Then you should have simply accepted that your assumptions were wrong instead of coming in here and telling women they're callous. Not only did you not do that, but in the same post you're once again judging people's reactions to their own abortions. Way to go.

I think just about anyone with a conscience would.

We weren't aware that women also had to feel a certain way about their own abortions to satisfy your personal sense of morality. No, you don't get to pull the "don't tell me how to feel" card when you're doing that to other women. You can support open access to abortion on a legislative level all you want, but when…

What the hell are you talking about? No part of my comment said anything about you being a man - it's not even remotely implied. Where are you even getting that?? Is it the "dude"? BC I call everyone dude, and if that's seriously your take home from my comment...wow.

Dude, you need to up your reading comprehension game, stat.

Fuck yes I wanted to high five everyone. Because I came in with a problem (unwanted pregnancy) that was weighing heavily on my mind, and when I left, said problem had been taken care of. My reaction? Relief. Beautiful, blissful relief. Giddiness? Sure, I guess I was giddy over the fact that I live in the present, and…

How did this comment get banished back to the greys?

Why does it make you sad? Or, rather, why would it make you feel better knowing I'd felt miserable about having an abortion? The embryo would still be gone. The only thing that would change is one more unhappy person in the world.

OH MY GOD...you didn't know about the hotline you call for your whore pills and abortion day spa trips? You also get a sugar daddy if you agree to stop shaving your legs and pits (BECAUSE LIBERAL FEMINAZIS ARE HAIRY HARPIES, AMIRITE?!). Oh! You also get a vagina costume so you can scare the nice church-going folks!