tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9393658.post7088654198115466161..comments2023-10-21T02:38:56.680-07:00Comments on Going to Pieces: My opinionDiane Perinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07447372718275554860noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9393658.post-13601599364074714542007-04-23T18:57:00.000-07:002007-04-23T18:57:00.000-07:00I wish I could express myself as well as you have,...I wish I could express myself as well as you have, because you said exactly what I feel. No one is Pro-Abortion. No one. How silly of them to suggest otherwise. Thanks for a very thoughtful post.Ms. Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10804532085018616427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9393658.post-64966509819483929342007-04-23T15:34:00.000-07:002007-04-23T15:34:00.000-07:00An excellent discussion of a charged topic. So man...An excellent discussion of a charged topic. So many misconceptions fueled by people who won't ever have to make that sort of choice in their lives. I'm a big supporter of Planned Parenthood. Not all terminations can be avoided, but if I can help make a woman safer from the start, I'm going to put as much effort as I can there.<BR/><BR/>Nicely done.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16916489468846038736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9393658.post-242276898510601382007-04-22T14:49:00.000-07:002007-04-22T14:49:00.000-07:00Boy, I agree especially with your last comment. Th...Boy, I agree especially with your last comment. There's a lot of people out there who "respect life until birth." They're so worried about stopping abortion, they don't try to help the living or prevent the killing that's going on right now through the war and lack of gun-control.PaMdorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14673157255405327125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9393658.post-85108180010783774942007-04-22T10:28:00.000-07:002007-04-22T10:28:00.000-07:00This is a very emotional issue, indeed, and so man...This is a very emotional issue, indeed, and so many personal matters come into play in what each person’s view is. I don’t think anyone really convinces anyone else, either. For the most part, I think one’s views on the subject of a woman’s right to choose whether to have a baby or not is shaped by our individual values and experiences and the extent to which we are able to imagine and feel Diane Perinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447372718275554860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9393658.post-36156902099464973462007-04-22T02:46:00.000-07:002007-04-22T02:46:00.000-07:00Ah yes, it seems that this is such a political iss...Ah yes, it seems that this is such a political issue, when it should be about people's individual rights. I am definitely pro-choice, but I also agree with the previous person: a lot of young people are not given enough information. I wish more support was provided for assisted adoption and that in this day and age it was acceptable to society for women who decided they didn't want their baby forLily Mulhollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09804113718224654006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9393658.post-59815371007050387512007-04-21T22:10:00.000-07:002007-04-21T22:10:00.000-07:00I think it's always more difficult to write than t...I think it's always more difficult to write than to speak an opinion to another person, it is for me anyway. Since we convey so much by our tone and manner, something written can seem very different than it would if spoken. <BR/>I think that by writing about the subject in your blog, you are inviting people to reply. As long as they're replying in a respectable manner, I'm not sure why a contrarySuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05362837685488491259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9393658.post-78024793028644571062007-04-21T21:10:00.000-07:002007-04-21T21:10:00.000-07:00My Protestant then-15-year-old daughter is normall...My Protestant then-15-year-old daughter is normally reserved. But the day her parochial school teacher opined in class that "the world is divided into two groups: those who are Pro-Life and those who are Pro-Abortion" was the day her political and activist heart was mobilized. She raised her hand and vehemently declared that being Pro-CHOICE did NOT mean "Pro-Abortion," and she did not agree Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9393658.post-37118600119332335222007-04-21T18:35:00.000-07:002007-04-21T18:35:00.000-07:00DianneThis is very well said. I think this and Ger...Dianne<BR/>This is very well said. I think this and Gerrie's comments should be read by all women under a certain age. They haven't lived with the awareness of what women rights have been gained in the last 40 years to enable them to live as they are now. Of course, all historians probably say that same thing too.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520688931014943244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9393658.post-82382394614043196972007-04-21T11:58:00.000-07:002007-04-21T11:58:00.000-07:00I now understand that the alternative method to in...I now understand that the alternative method to intact dilation and evacuation is very dangerous. It probably will be used and cause more harm to the woman with a health problem than the now banned procedure.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your thoughtful words.Christine Threshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07472999420963274439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9393658.post-6913234436161531432007-04-21T11:34:00.000-07:002007-04-21T11:34:00.000-07:00Diane, you put this so very clearly, thank you. I...Diane, you put this so very clearly, thank you. I agree with you wholeheartedly, and wish that more people would listen with an open mind to the facts instead of the political hyperbole.Julie Zaccone Stillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03989160137566852346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9393658.post-77888297145663322902007-04-21T09:51:00.000-07:002007-04-21T09:51:00.000-07:00I am 68 years old. I lived through the era of abor...I am 68 years old. I lived through the era of abortion being illegal. Did it mean there were no abortions? NO! It meant that there were botched back alley abortions that caused permanent damage or the deaths of women who were desperate to avoid the complications of an unwanted pregnancy. Sometimes women resorted to using coat hangers and other means to void a pregnancy.<BR/><BR/>I hope we do not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9393658.post-36308343352474493272007-04-21T05:10:00.000-07:002007-04-21T05:10:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com