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Phoenix61

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56. I stand by what I said.

Sat May 16, 2026, 12:00 PM

10 hrs ago

A woman whose pregnancy goes horribly wrong isn't happy about that. What she wanted was a healthy pregnancy that ended with the birth of a healthy baby. So yes, when the pregnancy test came back positive she was happy but what followed was immense sorrow and grief. You don't think she'd rather that hadn't happened at all? That if she'd been given the choice of not getting pregnant or getting pregnant only to lose the pregnancy she'd chose that?

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Hillary - Here are the facts: People have always had and will always have abortions in all 50 states. [View all] Swede Yesterday OP

Not people Hillary. Women. Women have always had and will always have Autumn Yesterday #1

Are women not people? People who aren't women also get abortions. WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday #3

Only women are impacted by abortion or the lack of safe abortions. It's not a people thing. Autumn Yesterday #4

I can assure you men and nonbinary people also get abortions. WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday #5

I can assure you no man has ever had an abortion. Men may be a bystander in a woman's abortion Autumn Yesterday #6

Having helped men and nonbinary people get abortions, I feel sorry that you live in such a narrow world. WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday #9

so the man had a uterus ? dave99 Yesterday #27

some men do WhiskeyGrinder 22 hrs ago #45

The only sexual organ that matters for gender identity is the brain. Zelda_Orchid 15 hrs ago #49

Only human beings with x only chromosomes can create and carry babies questionseverything Yesterday #26

Not true. Pregnancy is possible in women with Swyer syndrome (46,XY) WhiskeyGrinder 14 hrs ago #52

Google says they would need a donated egg, if so my point would stand questionseverything 10 hrs ago #55

There is a documented study of a woman who had a normal pregnancy with her own eggs with that condition. So no. WhiskeyGrinder 9 hrs ago #57

You mean the boxer, right? questionseverything 9 hrs ago #58

No, why? WhiskeyGrinder 7 hrs ago #59

Just curious as to the " documented" case questionseverything 7 hrs ago #60

"." WhiskeyGrinder 5 hrs ago #61

Categorically untrue LearnedHand Yesterday #20

Do you think anyone reading this edhopper Yesterday #7

JK Rowling? nt LexVegas Yesterday #11

Egads, I hate that harridan wolfie001 15 hrs ago #48

This is why Democrats don't win. hamsterjill Yesterday #14

I'mWithYou+your statement. I'mWithHer(Hillary) oasis Yesterday #30

Post removed Post removed Yesterday #32

Oh, ffs. 🙄 QueerDuck Yesterday #17

Women are people Cirsium Yesterday #34

I know. QueerDuck Yesterday #41

I'm hiring a brass band... Cirsium 23 hrs ago #42

Oh dear... lapucelle 23 hrs ago #43

The GOP doesn't believe in facts. nt BootinUp Yesterday #2

My Favorite Abortion Quiet Em Yesterday #8

I think the answer is easier Buckeyeblue Yesterday #21

People do, in fact, like abortion. It's a solution that works for them. WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday #22

I don't know a single woman who is happy to have Phoenix61 Yesterday #28

this is such an ignorant statement electron_blue Yesterday #35

How so? nt Phoenix61 Yesterday #36

cuz... electron_blue 11 hrs ago #54

I stand by what I said. Phoenix61 10 hrs ago #56

You're still missing the point and it seems like you have not been in that situation electron_blue 4 hrs ago #62

I know many people who were happy to get an abortion and did not find it disruptive. WhiskeyGrinder 22 hrs ago #46

Yes!! Hope22 Yesterday #38

Thank you Madame President. niyad Yesterday #10

I am in my eighties. Abortion was never legal when I was single and birth control was hit or miss. appleannie1 Yesterday #12

Also young women who needed abortions and couldn't get them safely FakeNoose Yesterday #13

and public hospitals had abortion wards, mopinko Yesterday #19

Allow me to recommend a book about that! ShazzieB Yesterday #23

i'm old enough to remember those days. fortunately never had to face that myself, but mopinko Yesterday #24

Oh my goodness! This is bringing back horrible memories FakeNoose Yesterday #37

i find myself always pointed out that the men who make these laws mopinko Yesterday #39

Even the Bush family was pro-choice after a family friend died from a back-alley abortion. OMGWTF Yesterday #29

I've heard that abortions are on the increase Ilsa Yesterday #15

Part of it's the economy, but it's more because the abortion pill protocol makes it easier to end a pregnancy, WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday #16

Kitchen tables ... oldsoldierfadingfast 23 hrs ago #44

But this is not about reality, it is about the control of women. Other methods have been used and have killed women. efhmc Yesterday #18

As usual, Hillary is right dlk Yesterday #25

We can do so much better than rusty coathanger abortions,..and then sepsis,.... magicarpet Yesterday #31

i'm so grateful for these meds. mopinko Yesterday #40

I am stunned by some responses. karynnj Yesterday #33

Mahalo to you and Hillary, Swede. Cha 22 hrs ago #47

Before modern times, and now again, women will have to "Call Jane" TomWilm 14 hrs ago #50

Yes, but only those who are in the upmost echelon should be able to have one. OldBaldy1701E 14 hrs ago #51

Hillary intentionally used the word people, likely because of Republicans concerted efforts to dehumanize women dlk 13 hrs ago #53