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Abortion on demand, no debate!

30 replies

WombOfOnesOwn · 29/06/2020 09:20

Does this work?

Can we just take a hotly-debated issue that pits drastically different ideologies and understandings of humanity against one another, and declare that our opinion is the right one, because we think it's vital and that any opposition might hurt someone?

Would corporations all over the English-speaking world bow down and say "Yes, you're right, anyone debating this issue hates women and will not be tolerated"? Would authors boycott a publisher who published the works of someone who was on the fence about abortion or believed there should be room for debate?

I'm just trying to understand how all this works and I think I'm starting to get the hang of it.

What else shall we "no debate" into total acceptance by fiat?

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merrymouse · 29/06/2020 11:28

"be kind!" only works when you are asking people to "do nothing!".

merrymouse · 29/06/2020 11:26

No, wouldn't work because.

  1. No branding possibilities. Where are the rainbows and beautiful androgynous models?
  2. It implies taking action, not just changing the signs on your toilets.
  3. Too many men would feel that they were affected.
Timeforabiscuit · 29/06/2020 11:24

Could not agree more.

We recently had a local report in the local paper on the rate of abortions (both hard percentage and rate increase over the last 10 years, informative as there was an increase in 20-30 year olds rather than the over 40's, indicating perhaps economic situation or access to acceptable contraception were issues).

First comment in - all these women are murderer s and should be in prison.

Subsequent pile on of people politely suggesting that as she was not in the market for an abortion, it was sod all to do with her. But the addition did spur reasonable people to contribute valuable input on closure and suspension of out of working hours long term contraception.

#bekind costs nothing until you need to commission a service to deal with the consequences of decision making in a vacuum.

I like open debate on contentious issues,

wellbehavedwomen · 29/06/2020 11:13

#acceptancewithoutexception

And we're not saying everyone has to think what we think, we're just saying everyone has to pretend that they do, and then do what we say. Let's move the debate forward!

See! We're so sweetly reasonable. #bekind

SarahTancredi · 29/06/2020 10:37

Well it doesn't work when it comes to women does it.

I mean the rights if a male pharmacist ( yes female can object to but my point is that through the ability of conscientious objection the right to control a womans body is granted to men ) to object to prescribing the morning after pill is placed above the needs of the woman.

No abortion was #nodebate forever. It's why women died in hospital if infections becuase a baby that was going to die still had more rights.

Women arent seen as humans merely platforms to abuse to elevate the social status of whoever feels like it.