Abortion: Pro-Life or Pro-Choice?

[Sanctissima]

Quite to the contrary, they're valid when they make sense.

You evidently don't know how young kids think.

Who discusses abortion with little kids?

That's my point.

Parents typically don't actively advocate pro-choice ideas.

[Sanctissima]

Who discusses abortion with little kids?

Well, I always thought nursery rhymes about abortion would be quite a niche market...

Ever heard Ring a Ring o' Roses?

[Farnhamia]

Who discusses abortion with little kids?

That's my point.

Parents typically don't actively advocate pro-choice ideas.

And I think you're wrong in thinking that.

[The Five Galaxies]

Who discusses abortion with little kids?

That's my point.

Parents typically don't actively advocate pro-choice ideas.

Still though, how is this relevant at all?

[Ifreann]

And again, you're making claims with utterly no substantiation, so I'm not surprised you don't understand what "prochoice" actually means.

I'll give you a hint. It doesn't mean you personally like abortion or would have one. I support the right to engage in homosexual sex. That doesn't mean I would actually do it myself. Your logic is childishly black and white.

There's a fairly substantial difference between most "I support such and such but don't do it personally" and "I support abortion but have kids".

Maybe it's just me, but having kids and supporting abortion seems like a difficult stance for a parent to take. For a young child, it's pretty much the equivalent of saying "you're adopted" or "just remember little Jimmy, I can always disown you".

No it's not. If anything it affirms that the parents very much did want their child.

Though I must say, this idea that parents might find it awkward to talk to their young children about abortion and therefore could not possibly support abortion is very amusing to me. After all, how many parents talk to their young children about their sex lives? Have your parents ever recounted for you the tale of how you were conceived in all its sweaty, messy, grunting glory? Do you assume from that that they don't support having sex?

[Mavorpen]

No.

No it isn't. Again, you have had SEVERAL PEOPLE tell you otherwise. Are anecdotes only valid if YOU like them?

Quite to the contrary, they're valid when they make sense.

You evidently don't know how young kids think.

Right then, so you selectively believe only the ones that conform to your unsubstantiated claim. Got it.

I don't really care about how you believe they think. You haven't given a single shred of evidence.

[Farnhamia]

There's a fairly substantial difference between most "I support such and such but don't do it personally" and "I support abortion but have kids".

Maybe it's just me, but having kids and supporting abortion seems like a difficult stance for a parent to take. For a young child, it's pretty much the equivalent of saying "you're adopted" or "just remember little Jimmy, I can always disown you".

No it's not. If anything it affirms that the parents very much did want their child.

Though I must say, this idea that parents might find it awkward to talk to their young children about abortion and therefore could not possibly support abortion is very amusing to me. After all, how many parents talk to their young children about their sex lives? Have your parents ever recounted for you the tale of how you were conceived in all its sweaty, messy, grunting glory? Do you assume from that that they don't support having sex?

That's the trouble with civilization. Back in my day, everyone knew about the sweaty, messy, grunting glory because, well, it was right there.

[Soldati Senza Confini]

There's a fairly substantial difference between most "I support such and such but don't do it personally" and "I support abortion but have kids".

Maybe it's just me, but having kids and supporting abortion seems like a difficult stance for a parent to take. For a young child, it's pretty much the equivalent of saying "you're adopted" or "just remember little Jimmy, I can always disown you".

No it's not. If anything it affirms that the parents very much did want their child.

Though I must say, this idea that parents might find it awkward to talk to their young children about abortion and therefore could not possibly support abortion is very amusing to me. After all, how many parents talk to their young children about their sex lives? Have your parents ever recounted for you the tale of how you were conceived in all its sweaty, messy, grunting glory? Do you assume from that that they don't support having sex?

At least I learned some sex positions from my parents' anecdotes.

[The United Colonies of Earth]

Let the one with the fetus in them choose.

[Sanctissima]

That's my point.

Parents typically don't actively advocate pro-choice ideas.

And I think you're wrong in thinking that.

Perhaps, but if I am, there's probably a lot of awkward dinner table conversations going on.

"By the way Jimmy, your mother and I considered aborting you"

[The Five Galaxies]

And I think you're wrong in thinking that.

Perhaps, but if I am, there's probably a lot of awkward dinner table conversations going on.

"By the way Jimmy, your mother and I considered aborting you"

Ignoring the fact that that might very well be true, why would they tell him that?

[Mavorpen]

And I think you're wrong in thinking that.

Perhaps, but if I am, there's probably a lot of awkward dinner table conversations going on.

"By the way Jimmy, your mother and I considered aborting you"

Riiight, so now you're shifting the goal posts and backpedaling from just being pro choice to actually considering abortion, which is the connection we don't buy in the first place.

[Farnhamia]

And I think you're wrong in thinking that.

Perhaps, but if I am, there's probably a lot of awkward dinner table conversations going on.

"By the way Jimmy, your mother and I considered aborting you"

That's bad sitcom dialogue, that is.

[Soldati Senza Confini]

And I think you're wrong in thinking that.

Perhaps, but if I am, there's probably a lot of awkward dinner table conversations going on.

"By the way Jimmy, your mother and I considered aborting you"

I've had that talk, I did not feel bad about it.

[Sanctissima]

Perhaps, but if I am, there's probably a lot of awkward dinner table conversations going on.

"By the way Jimmy, your mother and I considered aborting you"

Ignoring the fact that that might very well be true, why would they tell him that?

Half the people here have so far stated that their parents are pro-choice. That implies they've talked with them about abortion.

Being someone's child, would that not feel awkward?

[Soldati Senza Confini]

Perhaps, but if I am, there's probably a lot of awkward dinner table conversations going on.

"By the way Jimmy, your mother and I considered aborting you"

That's bad sitcom dialogue, that is.

There's worse ways it could have been phrased

[Genivaria]

And I think you're wrong in thinking that.

Perhaps, but if I am, there's probably a lot of awkward dinner table conversations going on.

"By the way Jimmy, your mother and I considered aborting you"

You're the only one who thinks that conversation would even take place.

[Soldati Senza Confini]

Ignoring the fact that that might very well be true, why would they tell him that?

Half the people here have so far stated that their parents are pro-choice. That implies they've talked with them about abortion.

Being someone's child, would that not feel awkward?

No. It makes perfect sense.

[The Five Galaxies]

Ignoring the fact that that might very well be true, why would they tell him that?

Half the people here have so far stated that their parents are pro-choice. That implies they've talked with them about abortion.

Being someone's child, would that not feel awkward?

Why care about what could have happened when it quite evidently did not happen?

[Sanctissima]

Perhaps, but if I am, there's probably a lot of awkward dinner table conversations going on.

"By the way Jimmy, your mother and I considered aborting you"

That's bad sitcom dialogue, that is.

What? You don't like my 50's dialogue?

[Mavorpen]

Ignoring the fact that that might very well be true, why would they tell him that?

Half the people here have so far stated that their parents are pro-choice. That implies they've talked with them about abortion.

Being someone's child, would that not feel awkward?

No. Like I said, just because you don't grasp the concept of a child not giving a shit that their parent is pro choice doesn't mean it doesn't happen.

[Ifreann]

No it's not. If anything it affirms that the parents very much did want their child.

Though I must say, this idea that parents might find it awkward to talk to their young children about abortion and therefore could not possibly support abortion is very amusing to me. After all, how many parents talk to their young children about their sex lives? Have your parents ever recounted for you the tale of how you were conceived in all its sweaty, messy, grunting glory? Do you assume from that that they don't support having sex?

That's the trouble with civilization. Back in my day, everyone knew about the sweaty, messy, grunting glory because, well, it was right there.

Prudishness was born when we first built dwellings large enough to have separate bedrooms.

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No it's not. If anything it affirms that the parents very much did want their child.

Though I must say, this idea that parents might find it awkward to talk to their young children about abortion and therefore could not possibly support abortion is very amusing to me. After all, how many parents talk to their young children about their sex lives? Have your parents ever recounted for you the tale of how you were conceived in all its sweaty, messy, grunting glory? Do you assume from that that they don't support having sex?

At least I learned some sex positions from my parents' anecdotes.

And I'm sure you're not the only one, but I don't think that's especially common.

[Sanctissima]

Half the people here have so far stated that their parents are pro-choice. That implies they've talked with them about abortion.

Being someone's child, would that not feel awkward?

No. It makes perfect sense.

So you don't feel even a tad bit awkward at the idea that your parents may or may not have discussed aborting you? Them being pro-choice implies that they were at least open to the idea.

[Genivaria]

Ignoring the fact that that might very well be true, why would they tell him that?

Half the people here have so far stated that their parents are pro-choice. That implies they've talked with them about abortion.

Being someone's child, would that not feel awkward?

That doesn't automatically mean that they were almost aborted. Do you have even logic?

[Sanctissima]

Half the people here have so far stated that their parents are pro-choice. That implies they've talked with them about abortion.

Being someone's child, would that not feel awkward?

That doesn't automatically mean that they were almost aborted. Do you have even logic?

It implies that there was the probability that their parents may have considered it, or even discussed it.