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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 1601 Views
this is so terribly sad. keeping abortions legal is important. *NM* - 14/11/2012 07:09:00 PM 386 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 369 Views
Can you elaborate? - 16/11/2012 04:07:48 PM 777 Views
Do you have access to her medical charts? - 16/11/2012 08:44:45 PM 762 Views
Statistically speaking... - 15/11/2012 07:03:51 PM 783 Views
Where did you get your statistics from? - 15/11/2012 09:19:29 PM 1045 Views
Psst. - 15/11/2012 09:43:35 PM 847 Views
I'm pretty sure his 0.3% figure comes from - 15/11/2012 10:01:29 PM 747 Views
That would certainly change the difference between the numbers. - 15/11/2012 10:07:42 PM 776 Views
Re: Statistically speaking... - 15/11/2012 10:56:35 PM 791 Views
Where's the due process? - 15/11/2012 11:35:39 PM 859 Views
First, prove that the fetus is a "ONE". - 16/11/2012 04:14:34 PM 739 Views
That argument is specious - 16/11/2012 08:36:07 PM 734 Views
But you cannot call another living person an "environment." Only for parasites. - 16/11/2012 10:16:18 PM 693 Views
Yes I can, look up the word environment - 17/11/2012 11:49:55 AM 868 Views
No, I do not accept the risk of pregnancy. - 20/11/2012 01:41:07 PM 758 Views
Re: No, I do not accept the risk of pregnancy. - 20/11/2012 03:59:19 PM 748 Views
well said - 20/11/2012 05:27:11 PM 891 Views
I agree, but it does not matter. - 16/11/2012 08:26:17 PM 707 Views
Win some, lose some - 15/11/2012 11:29:32 PM 892 Views
In other words, if you don't want to die, become a lesbian. *NM* - 16/11/2012 04:16:23 PM 374 Views
stop calling women whores - 16/11/2012 04:55:49 PM 887 Views

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