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[ladygaia]

"study links abortion to distress"uhg. I hate studies like these. in the first place, having an unexpected/unwanted pregnancy is distressing, and then not to mention that at least in the US women are bombarded with anti-abortion, guilt inducing media

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[gaspanic]

Are you kidding me? You think that any discussion of abortion being difficult is rhetoric?
There is a huge difference between removing moles and removing fetuses. For one, taking off a mole is removing something unattractive that is most likely going to develop into something dangerous and/or painful.
Having an abortion is putting an end to something that isn't going to develop into something at all similar. If left alone, it's going to develop into a human life (regardless of at which point one thinks life begins, you leave a fetus long enough, it will turn into a baby LOL). The emotional connection a woman has to a child is universes different than how she feels about a mole or a tumor, so THAT is an argument to which I pay no mind. And if I remember correctly, the study didn't deny what you said. Didn't it say that only 80% have these feelings? That leaves a sizeable chunk that don't. So what's the problem?
As I said, I've never been pregnant, so I can't even begin to imagine the emotional state of a pregnant woman. But I've known numerous people whose pregnancies I've seen start to finish, I known some who have had miscarriages, and I know some who have had abortions.
My point is, I think it cheapens the female experience to say that pregnancies can happen and end without emotional impact. And if a person chooses to be pro-choice, admitting that has no actual effect on your cause other than show that it's a serious decision and perhaps encourage men and women to take the necessary precautions to PREVENT pregnancies so they don't need to be ended.

[vvvvv]

I have been pregnant, and I did have an abortion. I was in high school and the circumstances were pretty extreme. I don't feel the need to talk about this very often, except when people like yourself try to tell me how I felt about it.

The emotional connection a woman has to a child is universes different than how she feels about a mole or a tumor.

No, it wasn't. Because it wasn't a child, it was a collection of cells.

My point is, I think it cheapens the female experience to say that pregnancies can happen and end without emotional impact.

Yes, it did. And I don't feel that my "female experience" has been cheapened in any way.

I don't care to continue this conversation.

[gaspanic]

wow, um, I don't recall telling you what to think or how to feel. I do believe that all I did was express my side of the argument.

Hence the reason in my original post I said I wasn't looking for a debate.

[vvvvv]

Many of the things you said are usually interpreted to mean "everyone" or "all," i.e. "the emotional connection a woman has to child", etc.

*shrug*

Ok, no debate here...

[vvvvv]

Oops, accidental italics.