I agree, that is a saintly response, and good for that person for doing it.
I haven't read the whole of the second link yet, but I'll anticipate that it'll be similar to some research that I've come across re: pro-choice vs. pro-life perspectives on women who get abortions. Bottom line of that being: pro-choice women typically recognize that there are a variety of reasons why women get abortions, whereas pro-life women typically assume that "most" women who get abortions are stupid sluts (but if they or their personal friends need one, well, then it's sure to be for a "good" reason, unlike all those dumb bitches out there, so that's okay then). Awesome. /sarcasm Really shows, I think, how much of the issue actually revolves around disdain for women's decision-making.
Gotta say also: that part in the first link about the soldier was upsetting to me. That'll be one more in the big pile of data I have about bullshit ways in which the state deals with abortion.
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I haven't read the whole of the second link yet, but I'll anticipate that it'll be similar to some research that I've come across re: pro-choice vs. pro-life perspectives on women who get abortions. Bottom line of that being: pro-choice women typically recognize that there are a variety of reasons why women get abortions, whereas pro-life women typically assume that "most" women who get abortions are stupid sluts (but if they or their personal friends need one, well, then it's sure to be for a "good" reason, unlike all those dumb bitches out there, so that's okay then). Awesome. /sarcasm Really shows, I think, how much of the issue actually revolves around disdain for women's decision-making.
Gotta say also: that part in the first link about the soldier was upsetting to me. That'll be one more in the big pile of data I have about bullshit ways in which the state deals with abortion.