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

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Fri May 15, 2026, 09:05 AM

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To quote John Lennon. "Only women bleed."

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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 18 hrs ago #45

The only sexual organ that matters for gender identity is the brain. Zelda_Orchid 11 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 10 hrs ago #52

Google says they would need a donated egg, if so my point would stand questionseverything 6 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 5 hrs ago #57

You mean the boxer, right? questionseverything 5 hrs ago #58

No, why? WhiskeyGrinder 3 hrs ago #59

Just curious as to the " documented" case questionseverything 3 hrs ago #60

"." WhiskeyGrinder 1 hr 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 11 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 21 hrs ago #41

I'm hiring a brass band... Cirsium 19 hrs ago #42

Oh dear... lapucelle 19 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 8 hrs ago #54

I stand by what I said. Phoenix61 6 hrs ago #56

You're still missing the point and it seems like you have not been in that situation electron_blue 58 min ago #62

I know many people who were happy to get an abortion and did not find it disruptive. WhiskeyGrinder 18 hrs ago #46

Yes!! Hope22 23 hrs ago #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 22 hrs ago #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 19 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 22 hrs ago #40

I am stunned by some responses. karynnj Yesterday #33

Mahalo to you and Hillary, Swede. Cha 18 hrs ago #47

Before modern times, and now again, women will have to "Call Jane" TomWilm 10 hrs ago #50

Yes, but only those who are in the upmost echelon should be able to have one. OldBaldy1701E 10 hrs ago #51

Hillary intentionally used the word people, likely because of Republicans concerted efforts to dehumanize women dlk 9 hrs ago #53