I agree. We cannot and should not give an inch on abortion on demand. This is every woman’s right, full stop.

“But I find that I’m actually OK with organizations trying to reduce abortions if they do it by 1) increasing birth control access and sex education, 2) increasing resources for all mothers after birth, and 3) recognizing that there will always, always be abortions, and so we need to make sure they are as safe as…

I regret my abortion. I believe life begins at conception. In my mind, I’m pro-life. But for myself. Only. I will vote pro-choice every time. At every stage, anywhere, for any reason. When the fetus is part of the woman’s body, what happens is between her and her doctor. The abortion clinic sat me down and said “you…

A man once used the phrase ‘it’s just nine months’ in a conversation with me on this issue. I don't really remember what happened after that, everything went black.

NO. This only makes sense if there is no alternative. Like, if I lived in Saudi Arabia, then this would make sense. But I don’t. I live in a country where there are plenty of progressive alternatives even within this very party.

Because not only do I not want to raise a child, I don’t want to be pregnant and I don’t want to give birth. It really is that simple.

In all sincerity, I think we should have both. Abortion on demand, for any reason (because it’s my body, my decision) BUT ALSO all of the “pro-life” policies these guys are talking about, like paid parental leave, affordable quality child care, equal pay, etc. so that women don’t feel like they have to get an abortion…

Agreed. With the caveat that while I’m pro-choice, choosing to abort out of desperation because of a lack of all the services and support you list is not really a choice. It seems like these pro-lifers want to put their emphasis on the demand side, not the supply side like Republicans do, and more power to them. I…

Democrats were pretty happy to be a big-tent coalition on abortion until pro-life Dems blocked Obamacare until they could get abortion funding removed from it. That incident was incendiary enough that most of the existing pro-life Dems either changed their position or were pushed out (from Congress or the party).

I’m all for this platform that includes comprehensive sex education, comprehensive sexual health care, assistance for struggling parents, job security, legal safety, all that stuff. Women absolutely shouldn’t be put in a position where they feel like they have two choices, “my career or my pregnancy.”

I’ve seen a lot of commentors on here reply to the “well no one is pro-abortion” argument, with, “actually, I am pro-abortion. Anyone should have one anywhere, anytime. Yay abortions!” It was shocking to me the first time I saw that argument, especially coming from a conservative family and being formerly pro-life…

News for your friends: They are pro-choice.

Wait, so how are they not pro choice? There are a lot of pro-choice people who wouldn’t have abortions for themselves but respect other people’s right to have one.

I would put look at it this way: there are a lot of issues we could work together with these people on before access to abortion becomes a thing. Expand contraception options for both men and women (we could really expedite the experimental male birth control options that are being tested in other countries), make sex…

Yeah, okay, but they are defining themselves by their stance on abortion. It’d be great if all those other things were in place that would make it easier to choose to carry through an unwanted pregnancy. But (1) those things aren’t in place and they are still advocating for barriers to abortion and (2) even if those…

I applaud them for at least realizing fetuses need support beyond making it out of the birth canal but just no. Women deserve just as much right to bodily autonomy as men. Since we don’t demand everyone donate a kidney or bone marrow to save children women need to be allowed to decide if she uses her womb or not.

I have a number of liberal friends who are anti abortion (due to religion, etc). The trick is: they personally do not think abortion is right, but they believe laws banning it are wrong. They believe that in order for them to maintain logical consistency while talking about disliking abortion, they also have to…

Coercion is coercion, even if it comes with better health care and child care assistance. That said, if they want to offer this stuff in the hopes that fewer women will choose abortion (while not obstructing women’s right to get one), then they can knock themselves out.

Nope, close but no cigar. I appreciate that their stance is more coherent than the typical fetus fetishist, but they lose me at making abortion illegal, or even merely difficult.

Fuck Edwards. He signed a 72 hour waiting period bill.