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Pew: Abortion Low on List of Concerns for Healthcare Reform Opponents

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My neighbors kid threw an egg at my house the other day and it really pissed me off so i was going to shoot him but my friend told me that was murder! I should have the right because I'm a woman! It should be my PRIVATE PERSONAL CHOICE...why does anyone else care? makes about as much sense as you 3.

concerned citizen of MA 12:03PM November 23, 2009

Anyone notice the viagra ad flashing at the top of the screen? How is it we live in a culture where horny old men are given products so they can continue to have sex for fun, without consequence, but the choice to stop the consequences of said free love is trying to be stopped for women? Ridiculous. Newsflash - Women and Men are equally sexual beings~ Taking away a young woman's right to have sex without reproduction is unacceptable, especially when old men's sexuality is supported and advertised.

Karin of CA 5:14PM November 20, 2009

Abortion is a private matter decided by a woman and the people she discusses it with. A woman has a right to choose. Period.
Pro-choice supporters educate people about sex, provide contraception to those who need it, and work to make a culture without stigmas towards single parents, or parents on welfare. People who don't support abortion can reduce the need for it by engaging in the same practices. People will always seek abortions. ALWAYS. Legal available abortions must ALWAYS be protected. Hence the need for safe, sterile, legal services.
There is no money forced from taxpayers. The Catholic Church gets federal funds for its hospitals, despite the country having no national religion, because it keeps its Church activities separate from its federal money.
In practical terms, our population is at its limit. We will be facing widespread food and water shortages - people in other countries already are. We must be PRACTICAL when it comes to deciding on bringing more people into this world, because quality of life is as important as life itself.
The freedom of choice is essential and while this poll shows it isn't a big concern, I assure you, it is.

Elia Walters of CA 5:08PM November 20, 2009

Abortion is not done out of personal convenience - it is not a decision made lightly and there's nothing convenient about it. Women have the constitutional right to abortion, because we have the constitutional right to privacy, because we have the innate right to lead our lives as we see fit. You cannot know what my goals, background, medical history or concerns are. You cannot know why I choose to have or not have a baby.
Abortion is not murder. It is a PRIVATE, PERSONAL CHOICE that's just not up to you.

MS_B of CA 1:44PM November 20, 2009

So money forced from taxpayers to fund abortion is also wrong. The murder of a human being for the sake of personal convenience is always evil.
Check out an ultrasound people - it's not a turnip or a "choice" in there - it's us.

R.L. Schaefer of CA 10:40PM November 19, 2009