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Wow. Legolas Send a noteboard - 17/11/2012 07:28:23 PM
That's a pretty crazy reply, and probably the best illustration I've ever seen of why many women are annoyed by men pontificating on the topic of abortion.

Reminds me of a quote from an entirely different context (by Charles George Gordon):

"It is as if a man on the bank, having seen his friend in the river already bobbed down two or three times, hails: "I say, old fellow, let us know when we are to throw you the life-buoy; I know you have bobbed down two or three times, but it is a pity to throw you the life-buoy until you are really in extremis, and I want to know exactly, for I am a man brought up in a school of exactitude.""

In the real world, with lives at stake, there's such a thing as common sense that takes precedence over "exactitude".

Edit: I should add, though, that I wrote the above before reading Cannoli's post. Not that that changes anything about anything I said; it merely makes your post look better in comparison, as at least you don't go out of your way to insult everyone on top of everything else.
This message last edited by Legolas on 17/11/2012 at 09:10:20 PM
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woman dies after doctors deny her a life-saving abortion - 14/11/2012 06:58:31 PM 1638 Views
this is so terribly sad. keeping abortions legal is important. *NM* - 14/11/2012 07:09:00 PM 401 Views
Maybe this is more a testament to the quality of care in that hospital than an arguemnt for abortion *NM* - 15/11/2012 01:49:00 PM 385 Views
Can you elaborate? - 16/11/2012 04:07:48 PM 808 Views
Do you have access to her medical charts? - 16/11/2012 08:44:45 PM 796 Views
Statistically speaking... - 15/11/2012 07:03:51 PM 816 Views
Where did you get your statistics from? - 15/11/2012 09:19:29 PM 1082 Views
Psst. - 15/11/2012 09:43:35 PM 882 Views
I'm pretty sure his 0.3% figure comes from - 15/11/2012 10:01:29 PM 778 Views
That would certainly change the difference between the numbers. - 15/11/2012 10:07:42 PM 810 Views
Re: Statistically speaking... - 15/11/2012 10:56:35 PM 824 Views
Where's the due process? - 15/11/2012 11:35:39 PM 901 Views
First, prove that the fetus is a "ONE". - 16/11/2012 04:14:34 PM 770 Views
That argument is specious - 16/11/2012 08:36:07 PM 769 Views
But you cannot call another living person an "environment." Only for parasites. - 16/11/2012 10:16:18 PM 723 Views
Yes I can, look up the word environment - 17/11/2012 11:49:55 AM 903 Views
No, I do not accept the risk of pregnancy. - 20/11/2012 01:41:07 PM 786 Views
Re: No, I do not accept the risk of pregnancy. - 20/11/2012 03:59:19 PM 779 Views
well said - 20/11/2012 05:27:11 PM 920 Views
I agree, but it does not matter. - 16/11/2012 08:26:17 PM 737 Views
Win some, lose some - 15/11/2012 11:29:32 PM 923 Views
In other words, if you don't want to die, become a lesbian. *NM* - 16/11/2012 04:16:23 PM 395 Views
stop calling women whores - 16/11/2012 04:55:49 PM 915 Views

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