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Women's Rights & Issues

Freddie

(9,759 posts)

15. Spousal awareness?

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Reply #13)

Tue Jul 18, 2017, 03:43 AM

Jul 2017

What if she's in an abusive relationship and he beats or kills her upon being notified? What if the reason she had the abortion was to not be tied down to an abuser? Sorry, it's her body and her life, case closed.

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Arkansas wants men to ok abortions [View all] Panich52 Jul 2017 OP

Keep up the fight, I will help, but WHEN Gorsuch and team , after Kennedy is gone Eliot Rosewater Jul 2017 #1

As someone who considers themselves pro choice Proud liberal 80 Jul 2017 #2

The man purposely got woman pregnant for control. Physically abusive. Rapes and impregnates. pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #3

Not talking about those scenarios Proud liberal 80 Jul 2017 #7

Right, I get that. What does that have to do with the law? pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #9

In in those situations Proud liberal 80 Jul 2017 #11

Men are not carrying for 40 wks, and a lifetime as the primary care giver as the norm. pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #12

Because the costs both immediate and lifetime to the woman far exceed that to the man Fresh_Start Jul 2017 #4

Because she takes the physical risk Freddie Jul 2017 #5

So the baby is hers in the womb Proud liberal 80 Jul 2017 #8

Correct answer. Eom pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #10

That is correct Freddie Jul 2017 #14

The Supreme Court J_William_Ryan Jul 2017 #6

Thanks Proud liberal 80 Jul 2017 #13

Spousal awareness? Freddie Jul 2017 #15