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Nah, I don't *try* to insult anyone (most of the time) , though I seem to do so fairly regularly. *NM* HyogaRott Send a noteboard - 18/11/2012 07:41:43 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.
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woman dies after doctors deny her a life-saving abortion - 14/11/2012 06:58:31 PM 1593 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 367 Views
Can you elaborate? - 16/11/2012 04:07:48 PM 771 Views
Do you have access to her medical charts? - 16/11/2012 08:44:45 PM 758 Views
Statistically speaking... - 15/11/2012 07:03:51 PM 780 Views
Where did you get your statistics from? - 15/11/2012 09:19:29 PM 1038 Views
Psst. - 15/11/2012 09:43:35 PM 843 Views
I'm pretty sure his 0.3% figure comes from - 15/11/2012 10:01:29 PM 741 Views
That would certainly change the difference between the numbers. - 15/11/2012 10:07:42 PM 770 Views
Re: Statistically speaking... - 15/11/2012 10:56:35 PM 787 Views
Where's the due process? - 15/11/2012 11:35:39 PM 853 Views
First, prove that the fetus is a "ONE". - 16/11/2012 04:14:34 PM 735 Views
That argument is specious - 16/11/2012 08:36:07 PM 728 Views
But you cannot call another living person an "environment." Only for parasites. - 16/11/2012 10:16:18 PM 688 Views
Yes I can, look up the word environment - 17/11/2012 11:49:55 AM 859 Views
No, I do not accept the risk of pregnancy. - 20/11/2012 01:41:07 PM 750 Views
Re: No, I do not accept the risk of pregnancy. - 20/11/2012 03:59:19 PM 744 Views
well said - 20/11/2012 05:27:11 PM 885 Views
I agree, but it does not matter. - 16/11/2012 08:26:17 PM 703 Views
Win some, lose some - 15/11/2012 11:29:32 PM 889 Views
In other words, if you don't want to die, become a lesbian. *NM* - 16/11/2012 04:16:23 PM 372 Views
stop calling women whores - 16/11/2012 04:55:49 PM 881 Views
Some facts for you - from the article Stephen linked in his reply above, and from general knowledge. - 16/11/2012 09:38:32 PM 848 Views
That is the most rational argument put forth thus far, HOWEVER - 17/11/2012 07:06:58 PM 774 Views
Wow. - 17/11/2012 07:28:23 PM 831 Views
Nah, I don't *try* to insult anyone (most of the time) , though I seem to do so fairly regularly. *NM* - 18/11/2012 07:41:43 PM 384 Views

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