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Phoenix61

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56. I stand by what I said.

Sat May 16, 2026, 12:00 PM

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A woman whose pregnancy goes horribly wrong isn't happy about that. What she wanted was a healthy pregnancy that ended with the birth of a healthy baby. So yes, when the pregnancy test came back positive she was happy but what followed was immense sorrow and grief. You don't think she'd rather that hadn't happened at all? That if she'd been given the choice of not getting pregnant or getting pregnant only to lose the pregnancy she'd chose that?

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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 23 hrs ago #27

some men do WhiskeyGrinder 14 hrs ago #45

The only sexual organ that matters for gender identity is the brain. Zelda_Orchid 8 hrs ago #49

Only human beings with x only chromosomes can create and carry babies questionseverything 23 hrs ago #26

Not true. Pregnancy is possible in women with Swyer syndrome (46,XY) WhiskeyGrinder 6 hrs ago #52

Google says they would need a donated egg, if so my point would stand questionseverything 3 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 2 hrs ago #57

You mean the boxer, right? questionseverything 2 hrs ago #58

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 8 hrs ago #48

This is why Democrats don't win. hamsterjill Yesterday #14

I'mWithYou+your statement. I'mWithHer(Hillary) oasis 22 hrs ago #30

Post removed Post removed 22 hrs ago #32

Oh, ffs. 🙄 QueerDuck Yesterday #17

Women are people Cirsium 21 hrs ago #34

I know. QueerDuck 18 hrs ago #41

I'm hiring a brass band... Cirsium 16 hrs ago #42

Oh dear... lapucelle 16 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 23 hrs ago #28

this is such an ignorant statement electron_blue 21 hrs ago #35

How so? nt Phoenix61 20 hrs ago #36

cuz... electron_blue 4 hrs ago #54

I stand by what I said. Phoenix61 2 hrs ago #56

I know many people who were happy to get an abortion and did not find it disruptive. WhiskeyGrinder 14 hrs ago #46

Yes!! Hope22 19 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 23 hrs ago #23

i'm old enough to remember those days. fortunately never had to face that myself, but mopinko 23 hrs ago #24

Oh my goodness! This is bringing back horrible memories FakeNoose 20 hrs ago #37

i find myself always pointed out that the men who make these laws mopinko 19 hrs ago #39

Even the Bush family was pro-choice after a family friend died from a back-alley abortion. OMGWTF 23 hrs ago #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 15 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 23 hrs ago #25

We can do so much better than rusty coathanger abortions,..and then sepsis,.... magicarpet 22 hrs ago #31

i'm so grateful for these meds. mopinko 19 hrs ago #40

I am stunned by some responses. karynnj 21 hrs ago #33

Mahalo to you and Hillary, Swede. Cha 14 hrs ago #47

Before modern times, and now again, women will have to "Call Jane" TomWilm 7 hrs ago #50

Yes, but only those who are in the upmost echelon should be able to have one. OldBaldy1701E 7 hrs ago #51

Hillary intentionally used the word people, likely because of Republicans concerted efforts to dehumanize women dlk 6 hrs ago #53