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mopinko

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24. i'm old enough to remember those days. fortunately never had to face that myself, but
Fri May 15, 2026, 03:16 PM
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had friends who did. my small town was lucky, there was an obgyn who did them ‘on the qt’. (everyone knew). but he was very spendy.
it was legal in wis in those days and there was a weekly bus to a clinic over the state line. had a friend who did that, and bled like crazy when she got back. they did a crappy job, and she cd do nothing but cross her fingers and hope. the public hospital probably did more than they admitted. you couldnt get a d&c for a miscarriage at the catholic hospital unless u were married. even then, they grilled u while u bled.

i remember very well when the very catholic president of the cook co board woke up 1 morning and decreed there wd b no more abortions at cook co hospital, even for botched abortions. they closed down the ward. have often wondered how many women died cuz of that man.

i knew more than a few girls and women who wd have ended pregnancies if it werent for the stigma, including my sister. they kicked her out of catholic school as soon as they found out she was pg. 🙄🙄🙄
i went to the same school and had a nun who hated ME for it.

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Not people Hillary. Women. Women have always had and will always have Autumn Friday #1
Are women not people? People who aren't women also get abortions. WhiskeyGrinder Friday #3
Only women are impacted by abortion or the lack of safe abortions. It's not a people thing. Autumn Friday #4
I can assure you men and nonbinary people also get abortions. WhiskeyGrinder Friday #5
I can assure you no man has ever had an abortion. Men may be a bystander in a woman's abortion Autumn Friday #6
Having helped men and nonbinary people get abortions, I feel sorry that you live in such a narrow world. WhiskeyGrinder Friday #9
so the man had a uterus ? dave99 Friday #27
some men do WhiskeyGrinder Friday #45
The only sexual organ that matters for gender identity is the brain. Zelda_Orchid Yesterday #49
Only human beings with x only chromosomes can create and carry babies questionseverything Friday #26
Not true. Pregnancy is possible in women with Swyer syndrome (46,XY) WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday #52
Google says they would need a donated egg, if so my point would stand questionseverything Yesterday #55
There is a documented study of a woman who had a normal pregnancy with her own eggs with that condition. So no. WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday #57
You mean the boxer, right? questionseverything Yesterday #58
No, why? WhiskeyGrinder 23 hrs ago #59
Just curious as to the " documented" case questionseverything 22 hrs ago #60
"." WhiskeyGrinder 21 hrs ago #61
Categorically untrue LearnedHand Friday #20
Do you think anyone reading this edhopper Friday #7
JK Rowling? nt LexVegas Friday #11
Egads, I hate that harridan wolfie001 Yesterday #48
My whole family can not watch any of the movies based on her work LetMyPeopleVote 1 hr ago #64
This is why Democrats don't win. hamsterjill Friday #14
I'mWithYou+your statement. I'mWithHer(Hillary) oasis Friday #30
Post removed Post removed Friday #32
Oh, ffs. 🙄 QueerDuck Friday #17
Women are people Cirsium Friday #34
I know. QueerDuck Friday #41
I'm hiring a brass band... Cirsium Friday #42
Oh dear... lapucelle Friday #43
The GOP doesn't believe in facts. nt BootinUp Friday #2
My Favorite Abortion Quiet Em Friday #8
I think the answer is easier Buckeyeblue Friday #21
People do, in fact, like abortion. It's a solution that works for them. WhiskeyGrinder Friday #22
I don't know a single woman who is happy to have Phoenix61 Friday #28
this is such an ignorant statement electron_blue Friday #35
How so? nt Phoenix61 Friday #36
cuz... electron_blue Yesterday #54
I stand by what I said. Phoenix61 Yesterday #56
You're still missing the point and it seems like you have not been in that situation electron_blue 20 hrs ago #62
You're not alone. MorbidButterflyTat 20 min ago #65
I know many people who were happy to get an abortion and did not find it disruptive. WhiskeyGrinder Friday #46
Yes!! Hope22 Friday #38
Thank you Madame President. niyad Friday #10
I am in my eighties. Abortion was never legal when I was single and birth control was hit or miss. appleannie1 Friday #12
Also young women who needed abortions and couldn't get them safely FakeNoose Friday #13
and public hospitals had abortion wards, mopinko Friday #19
Allow me to recommend a book about that! ShazzieB Friday #23
i'm old enough to remember those days. fortunately never had to face that myself, but mopinko Friday #24
Oh my goodness! This is bringing back horrible memories FakeNoose Friday #37
i find myself always pointed out that the men who make these laws mopinko Friday #39
Even the Bush family was pro-choice after a family friend died from a back-alley abortion. OMGWTF Friday #29
I've heard that abortions are on the increase Ilsa Friday #15
Part of it's the economy, but it's more because the abortion pill protocol makes it easier to end a pregnancy, WhiskeyGrinder Friday #16
Kitchen tables ... oldsoldierfadingfast Friday #44
But this is not about reality, it is about the control of women. Other methods have been used and have killed women. efhmc Friday #18
As usual, Hillary is right dlk Friday #25
We can do so much better than rusty coathanger abortions,..and then sepsis,.... magicarpet Friday #31
i'm so grateful for these meds. mopinko Friday #40
I am stunned by some responses. karynnj Friday #33
Mahalo to you and Hillary, Swede. Cha Friday #47
Before modern times, and now again, women will have to "Call Jane" TomWilm Yesterday #50
Yes, but only those who are in the upmost echelon should be able to have one. OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #51
Hillary intentionally used the word people, likely because of Republicans concerted efforts to dehumanize women dlk Yesterday #53
Hillary warned us LetMyPeopleVote 1 hr ago #63
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