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Woman twitters her abortion

liblady said:
as catz noted, attention whores. disgusting.
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Pretty much. Next stop:Jerry Springer and company for 15 minutes of fame...
 
I gotta tell you what I find so fascinating about this whole thing. I CANNOT stand attention whores. They annoy the crap out of me. When I read the headline, I thought, "Oh gosh. Are you kidding me?" I watched the footage and then I watched her interview on CNN.com and it made sense to me.

Why I am fascinated by this is that normally I feel the way liblady and others feel about someone who twitters very personal life experiences, but for whatever reason, I'm not disgusted by this woman's twittering.
 
I feel as if, even most pro-choice women realize that abortion is regretable, and very personal and private. Most women don't make the decision without a great deal of personal anguish. It SHOULD be taboo to flaunt it like this, no matter how valid you think your reasons are.

There should be some subjects that are just too personal to advertise to the world.
 
aps said:
Why I am fascinated by this is that normally I feel the way liblady and others feel about someone who twitters very personal life experiences, but for whatever reason, I'm not disgusted by this woman's twittering.
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that's because of the subject matter. You are idealistic.
 
MyOwnDrum said:
I feel as if, even most pro-choice women realize that abortion is regretable, and very personal and private. Most women don't make the decision without a great deal of personal anguish. It SHOULD be taboo to flaunt it like this, no matter how valid you think your reasons are.

There should be some subjects that are just too personal to advertise to the world.
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My wife rolls her eyes and feels this way whenever one of those commercials comes on, in prime time, telling women how to have a "happy period"! She says these things are all sold in Rx stores so, WTF do they need to be on tv for?

I say it's to inform potential customers about their new products.

Would you feel different if this twitterer actually educated another woman and helped her to make a serious, personal decision?
 
ADK_Forever said:
My wife rolls her eyes and feels this way whenever one of those commercials comes on, in prime time, telling women how to have a "happy period"! She says these things are all sold in Rx stores so, WTF do they need to be on tv for?

I say it's to inform potential customers about their new products.

Would you feel different if this twitterer actually educated another woman and helped her to make a serious, personal decision?
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I'm against abortion and would not want it encouraged. I'm also in favor of some restoration of a sense of decorum and respect to our media driven, extroverted society.
 
Catz Part Deux said:
You know, pregnancy is completely preventable these days. I knew I didn't want children after my son was born. I had a tubal ligation.
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I hope you know that tubal ligations are not 100% effective. Women have gotten pregnant AFTER tubal ligations.
Tubal Ligation – Having One’s Tubes Tied During Tubal Ligation
Tubal ligation is more than 99 percent effective in the first year. This means that that out of every 100 women who have this procedure done, less than one will become pregnant during the first year of use.

Up to one out of every 100 women will become pregnant in each subsequent year following the first year (when the procedure was done).




While I believe that abortion should be legal, that doesn't mean that it is commendable. I personally find the practice reprehensible and morally repugnant, and "demystifying" it (i.e., IMO celebrating) it is in no way a positive.
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Does that mean you disapprove?

Nor do I consider the comment quoted by you to be particularly stupid. There are permanent means of preventing an unwanted pregnancy. The twitterer should have availed herself of one of them, and been more responsible with her reproductive health. A person who thoughtlessly creates life only to kill it makes me sick.
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The comment is stupid. Hysterectomy is not done for birth control. That leaves tubal ligation which is not 100% effective and which is discouraged for young women whose families may not be complete. Do you know that her unwanted pregnancy was created "thoughtlessly"? Many women seeking abortions were using birth control which failed.
 
liblady said:
she didn't bother to keep her choice personal, thoguh.
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Interesting thing to think about ... if the right to abortion is found in the right to privacy, but the person getting the abortion waives her right to privacy ... hmmm ....
 
ADK_Forever said:
My wife rolls her eyes and feels this way whenever one of those commercials comes on, in prime time, telling women how to have a "happy period"! She says these things are all sold in Rx stores so, WTF do they need to be on tv for?

I say it's to inform potential customers about their new products.

Would you feel different if this twitterer actually educated another woman and helped her to make a serious, personal decision?
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there is no such thing as a happy period.
 
ADK_Forever said:
My wife rolls her eyes and feels this way whenever one of those commercials comes on, in prime time, telling women how to have a "happy period"! She says these things are all sold in Rx stores so, WTF do they need to be on tv for?

I say it's to inform potential customers about their new products.

Would you feel different if this twitterer actually educated another woman and helped her to make a serious, personal decision?
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also, who relies on twitter to make a serious, personal decision?
 
OKgrannie said:
I hope you know that tubal ligations are not 100% effective. Women have gotten pregnant AFTER tubal ligations.
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Is it your contention that this woman did all she could to prevent pregnancy? Did this woman have a tubal ligation?

Does that mean you disapprove?
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Was I unclear?

The comment is stupid. Hysterectomy is not done for birth control. That leaves tubal ligation which is not 100% effective and which is discouraged for young women whose families may not be complete. Do you know that her unwanted pregnancy was created "thoughtlessly"? Many women seeking abortions were using birth control which failed.
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Birth control, when used properly, is effective 99% of the time. Tubal ligation is even more effective than 99%. I would contend that the majority of abortions are not performed on women who are responsibly using birth control.
 
liblady said:
also, who relies on twitter to make a serious, personal decision?
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I agree with you for the most part, but if I wanted to take the RU-486 and was afraid of how painful it would be, her descriptions about what she was feeling could impact my decision.

I just want to say that for the record, I am pro-choice. My choice for myself would be to NEVER undergo an abortion. I couldn't live with myself if I did that.
 
aps said:
I just want to say that for the record, I am pro-choice. My choice for myself would be to NEVER undergo an abortion. I couldn't live with myself if I did that.
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I think that's how the majority of women feel.
 
aps said:
I agree with you for the most part, but if I wanted to take the RU-486 and was afraid of how painful it would be, her descriptions about what she was feeling could impact my decision.

I just want to say that for the record, I am pro-choice. My choice for myself would be to NEVER undergo an abortion. I couldn't live with myself if I did that.
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i don't have any issues with the woman's choice. wouldn't you ask your doctor for advice instead of relying on anecdotal advice?

i just can't shake the feeling that airing this in public, on twitter, no less, is a vile thing to do. maybe i'm wrong, but it's not something i could do.
 
liblady said:
i just can't shake the feeling that airing this in public, on twitter, no less, is a vile thing to do. maybe i'm wrong, but it's not something i could do.
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It's a celebration of death. I find it morally repugnant.
 
aps said:
Huh? What is that supposed to mean?
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Let's suppose it was a man that was twittering spanking his son, would you feel any different?
 
Catz Part Deux said:
It's a celebration of death. I find it morally repugnant.
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ultimately, it only helps the anti-abortion side, which should be the majority of this country, if demographics keep up.
 
DarkWizard12 said:
ultimately, it only helps the anti-abortion side, which should be the majority of this country, if demographics keep up.
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The demographics aren't changing...

Abortion

And like I said...while I find the practice morally repugnant, I also believe it should be legal. I don't believe that the sort of women who would kill their offspring should be having children.
 
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Catz Part Deux said:
Is it your contention that this woman did all she could to prevent pregnancy? Did this woman have a tubal ligation?
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I have no idea, YOU were the one accusing her of being irresponsible.



Birth control, when used properly, is effective 99% of the time. Tubal ligation is even more effective than 99%. I would contend that the majority of abortions are not performed on women who are responsibly using birth control.
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SOME birth control is that effective. Some women cannot use hormonal birth control, and tubal ligation is for women who are certain their families are complete. We can never know how "responsibly" a woman is using birth control, but the statistics are that about half of all women seeking abortions were using it. A 1% or 2% failure rate results in a LOT of unplanned pregnancies.

Young Women Unfamiliar With Safety, Effectiveness Of IUD

Pregnancy rates for women using IUDs are 0.1% in the first year and are 2 percent over a total of 10 years
 
OKgrannie said:
I have no idea, YOU were the one accusing her of being irresponsible.
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I consider all of her actions, at this point, to be irresponsible. That's my opinion. :shrug:

SOME birth control is that effective. Some women cannot use hormonal birth control, and tubal ligation is for women who are certain their families are complete. We can never know how "responsibly" a woman is using birth control, but the statistics are that about half of all women seeking abortions were using it. A 1% or 2% failure rate results in a LOT of unplanned pregnancies
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Why are all of your examples about IUDs? If she knows she doesn't want another child, it seems like not protecting herself is an irresponsible act.
 
OKgrannie said:
I have no idea, YOU were the one accusing her of being irresponsible.
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Yea, twitttering an abortion is soooooo responsible. You are soooo right. yahhhh.
 
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