I see in the news that anti-choice organizations are planning demonstrations today at Planned Parenthood facilities around the US to support GOP plans to defund PP.
Of course, my first thought was to grab a sign (and my, ummm, "kittyhat"!) and head for my local facility to show my support for PP, but I also see in the news that PP offices are asking that supporters not show up at the facilities to counter-protest (because they don't want the crowds of protesters any larger or more chaotic than necessary as women are trying to get in and out for services).
Some communities are planning counter-demonstrations in other venues, but I haven't been able to find any information about any events planned in my city.
So, I've decided to set aside the time planned for the anti-choice demonstration in my city today to contact all my elected representatives, from the White House down to my state legislators, and Tom Price at DHHS, to remind them that I support PP and am strongly opposed to any efforts to restrict women's reproductive rights or Planned Parenthood's access to public healthcare dollars as a legitimate healthcare provider.
I hope PP supporters here will consider doing the same, and spread the word to people you know. I hope people all over the country will have the same thought. Wouldn't it be great if, while comparatively small groups of protesters are standing out in the cold and snow with their signs, huge numbers of Americans were flooding mail boxes and switchboards around the country with messages of support for PP, women's health, and reproductive rights?
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Belief in the Bible hinges on believing that God exists, else it has no meaning. Many would say that there is no evidence that God exists or that the Bible is true, but there actually is. I cannot post it here as it would be too lengthy and some of it is in video form (not to mention that it would be getting WAY off topic for this thread) but I could lead someone to if they were interested. However, the problem becomes whether or not a person is truly seeking truth, regardless of whether or not it supports current beliefs, or whether that person is just seeking to discredit what the Bible says. I have not yet met a person online that is interested in seeking the truth and would be open to changing their mind when presented with it.
Oh, no no no. If you have hard, objective, measureable evidence that "God" exists and the Bible is "true," please, by all means post it. I don't care how long it is, or that it's off topic. You would be the only person in the history of the world to have such evidence, so I'm sure we would all be interested in seeing it. Or are you hesitant because this is the kind of "evidence" that only people who already believe in it would find convincing?
Belief in the Bible hinges on believing that God exists, else it has no meaning. Many would say that there is no evidence that God exists or that the Bible is true, but there actually is. I cannot post it here as it would be too lengthy and some of it is in video form (not to mention that it would be getting WAY off topic for this thread) but I could lead someone to if they were interested. However, the problem becomes whether or not a person is truly seeking truth, regardless of whether or not it supports current beliefs, or whether that person is just seeking to discredit what the Bible says. I have not yet met a person online that is interested in seeking the truth and would be open to changing their mind when presented with it.
elkpark said:
Oh, no no no. If you have hard, objective, measureable evidence that "God" exists and the Bible is "true," please, by all means post it. I don't care how long it is, or that it's off topic. You would be the only person in the history of the world to have such evidence, so I'm sure we would all be interested in seeing it. Or are you hesitant because this is the kind of "evidence" that only people who already believe in it would find convincing?
Our Attorney General just recently quoted the Bible to defend the government kidnapping children from their families and claimed the Bible said the rest of us shouldn't object or demonstrate against it. People use the Bible to defend or condemn all kinds of crazy stuff, whatever suits their particular agenda.
The guy is an idiot. I believe he retracted or backpedaled, did he not, when he realized how idiotic he was.
The most basic and core joy for a woman is that of motherhood. For this reason, abortion is damning and subjects a woman to great guilt when she decides to abort her child.
Many times I have sat (as a tech, prior to becoming an RN) on suicide watch. Many times I wonder why such a patient is suicidal. It is interesting (and more importantly sad and disconcerting) how often a woman is suicidal because, as she states, she has undergone an abortion. While this is my own personal experience with suicidal patients, I can't help but wonder why a great percentage of the population says that abortion is OK while unable to consider the ramifications of such actions.
Abortion is selfish. A decision was made and the consequences were rejected (most of the time, while even in the case of rape the fetus is innocent, as they had no choice in the matter). Life is life. To end life is murder. Or no?
By the way, Planned Parenthood is manipulative in their manner of suggesting that they are looking out for the overall good of the woman. They are in it for population control and decreasing the number of minorities, specifically black and Hispanic populations. Is this good? Black and Hispanic populations have a great deal to offer to the majority white population. It is sad and incredible to me that people would fight for injustice.
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On 7/30/2019 at 2:42 AM, liberatedcow said:
The most basic and core joy for a woman is that of motherhood.
Wrong. Wrong wrong wrong. This comment is so irritating I'm having problems even typing a proper response.
As a woman who has always known they did not want kids, I can guarantee you that my most basic and core joy does not come from motherhood.
Also, while this statement might be true for majority of mothers, there are mothers out there who do not want to be mothers and do not get joy from it.
I do not think abortion should be illegal, although I strongly believe it should be restricted in many ways. I don't buy the argument that it is okay to kill an unborn child at any time and for any reason, but I understand that there are circumstances that make it necessary. That being said, I fully support defunding PP. Taxpayers should not be forced to contribute to an organization that includes the taking of human life indiscriminately. If PP performed abortions only for just causes, I would feel differently perhaps. Until then, I think PP would be better designated as a nonprofit charity and financed privately. Of course this won't happen because while so many are willing to put on their *****hats and shout, not many would be willing to take out their checkbooks and make up for the half a billion dollars in taxpayer money that PP receives each year.
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