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gollygee

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3. Some people do think you can't have a baby and be pro-choice

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Mon Jun 22, 2015, 09:41 AM

Jun 2015

I was at a new mothers' support group after my first baby was born, and someone there made some stupid comment about abortion and followed it with, "Of course we're all pro-life here, I mean we all have babies!" We had a long, and somewhat unpleasant conversation after that. It was weird how she made that assumption and just couldn't understand how someone very pro-choice would have a baby.

Then there's some stupid bumper sticker about "aren't you glad your mom was pro-life?" My mom is one of the most pro-choice people on this planet. I have to roll my eyes at that.

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'Pregnant, Parenting and Pro-Choice': Tumblr blog depicts mothers for reproductive freedom [View all] shenmue Jun 2015 OP

All about forcing mercuryblues Jun 2015 #1

i never had an abortion. i have 5 kids. but mopinko Jun 2015 #2

Some people do think you can't have a baby and be pro-choice gollygee Jun 2015 #3

I had two kids by the age of twenty ismnotwasm Jun 2015 #4