• A woman's right to her own body

    From Björn Felten@2:203/2 to mark lewis on Fri May 24 21:17:26 2019
    However, it ruled that this right is not absolute, and must be balanced against the government's interests in protecting women's health and protecting prenatal life.

    WOW!!! The government's interests????

    I'm sure that all the women in the world, living in civilized countries, are glad that they are not living under US jurisdiction.





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  • From Henri Derksen@2:280/1208 to mark lewis on Thu May 30 03:31:00 2019
    Hello mark,

    i think you missed my point... the rapist is/was 26 years old...

    I did not miss any point, because it were two different stories.

    That was in your story AFTER I mentioned mine version, not before.
    So your guy was a man, mine could be a boy, both males indeed.

    dude, damn...
    i posted a newspaper article about a very real and ongoing situation...

    That can be true, but AFTER I posted my first message about that 11 year old.

    it was the same article/situation that had already beein mentioned...

    No, it was NOT the same already being mentioned.
    I started telling about an 11 year old girl hypothetically,
    and after that you referred to a newpaper article I never knew of.
    It is a pure coincidence we both were talking about a different 11 yr old.

    it was not something i made up... seriously...

    Your are missing the right time line, look good at the dates/times!
    My message was before yours, not after it.
    We were not discussing about the same girl, but different ones.
    Read back well please:

    Open reply on FidoNews (FIDONEWS)
    dated Thu. 23 May 2019, 01:29:00
    From: Henri Derksen
    To: Dan Clough
    Subject: Guns.

    So you think a raped 11 yr old kid should full fill here pregnancy?
    A very bad idea, because she is still a kid herself,
    and the pregnancy will damage the health of her ungrown body too much.
    Besides that, she is not mentally prepared to full fill such a pregnancy at that age.
    Sorry but YOU are NOT responsable for what others do at this point,
    so mind your own business.

    **************************

    Open reply on FidoNews (FIDONEWS)
    dated Fri. 24 May 2019, 14:22:12
    From: Mark Lewis
    To: Henri Derksen
    Subject: Guns.

    If the baby is made by a rape, that boy should pay the abortion or the adoption. If that boy is not found, the government should pay the abortion, until the police finds the boy. After that the boy has to
    pay back afterwards.

    boy???

    [quote]
    An 11-year-old girl in Ohio was allegedly raped by a 26-year-old
    multiple times, leaving her pregnant, according to police reports. A
    state law passed in April, but not yet in effect, says that victims
    like her won't have a choice to have an abortion -- they would have to carry and deliver their rapist's child.

    cut quote.

    **************************

    As you can see, my version of an 11 yr old was much earlier than yours.
    That was not the same girl as the one you were talking about, period.
    End of discussion.

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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.73 to Henri Derksen on Thu May 30 12:22:24 2019

    On 2019 May 30 03:31:00, you wrote to me:

    That was in your story AFTER I mentioned mine version, not before.
    So your guy was a man, mine could be a boy, both males indeed.

    dude, damn...
    i posted a newspaper article about a very real and ongoing situation...

    That can be true, but AFTER I posted my first message about that 11 year old.

    *THAT'S* the article i posted!

    it was the same article/situation that had already beein mentioned...

    No, it was NOT the same already being mentioned.

    you just said you mentioned it...

    I started telling about an 11 year old girl hypothetically,
    and after that you referred to a newpaper article I never knew of.
    It is a pure coincidence we both were talking about a different 11 yr
    old.

    interesting...

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  • From Björn Felten@2:203/2 to Lee Lofaso on Sun Jun 2 17:00:27 2019
    Would you bring a woman to court if she got a natural unforced abortion?

    Only if I was a mullah in Iran.

    What's the real difference between a Mullah in Iran and a Baptist Priest in Alabama?





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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:203/2 to Björn Felten on Mon Jun 3 16:42:22 2019
    Hello Bj”rn,

    Would you bring a woman to court if she got a natural unforced
    abortion?

    Only if I was a mullah in Iran.

    What's the real difference between a Mullah in Iran and a Baptist Priest
    in
    Alabama?

    "The message of Christ is not Christianity. The message of Christ
    is Christ." ~Gary Amirault

    What is the message of Islam?

    How tolerant were/are the Pharisees?
    How tolerant were/are the Mullahs?

    Are there really any true Christians or Muslims in the world?

    --Lee

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  • From BOB ACKLEY@1:123/140 to BJÆ’RN FELTEN on Mon Jun 3 16:07:50 2019
    Would you bring a woman to court if she got a natural unforced
    abortion?

    Only if I was a mullah in Iran.

    What's the real difference between a Mullah in Iran and a Baptist
    Priest in
    Alabama?

    There is none - except that priests are Catholic, Protestant preachers
    are called 'ministers.
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  • From Dale Shipp@1:261/1466 to Michiel Van Der Vlist on Wed Jun 12 01:55:02 2019
    On 06-11-19 23:02, Michiel Van Der Vlist <=-
    spoke to Jeff Smith about Guns. <=-

    MVDV> others. Many states are adopting laws that make abortion
    MVDV> almost impossible. By democratically elected lawmakers...

    It is even worse than that. Although many states make an exception
    allowing abortion in the case of rape or incest, a few do not even allow
    that exception -- making it essentially impossible to obtain a legal
    abortion in that state. The really bad part is that the state of
    Alabama does remove parental rights even from a convicted rapist. The implication of that is that the woman will be force to continue her
    pregnancy to full term, have the baby, and then share joint custody with
    her rapist. She would not even be allowed to put the baby up for
    adoption without the consent of the rapist.

    That is just wrong on so many levels.

    Dale Shipp
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  • From Dan Clough@1:123/115 to Dale Shipp on Wed Jun 12 11:29:00 2019
    Dale Shipp wrote to Michiel Van Der Vlist <=-

    It is even worse than that. Although many states make an
    exception allowing abortion in the case of rape or incest, a few
    do not even allow that exception -- making it essentially
    impossible to obtain a legal abortion in that state. The really
    bad part is that the state of Alabama does remove parental rights
    even from a convicted rapist. The implication of that is that
    the woman will be force to continue her pregnancy to full term,
    have the baby, and then share joint custody with her rapist. She
    would not even be allowed to put the baby up for adoption without
    the consent of the rapist.

    That is just wrong on so many levels.

    It's also not true. Stop spreading fake news.

    FYI - "Implication" does not equal reality. Not even close. I
    know that's a hard concept for liberals to grasp (ie: Russian probe/collusion), but it's a fact not open to interpretation.

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:203/2 to All on Wed Jun 12 20:27:07 2019
    Dan Clough -> Dale Shipp used his keyboard to write :

    It is even worse than that. Although many states make an
    exception allowing abortion in the case of rape or incest, a few
    do not even allow that exception -- making it essentially
    impossible to obtain a legal abortion in that state. The really
    bad part is that the state of Alabama does remove parental rights
    even from a convicted rapist. The implication of that is that
    the woman will be force to continue her pregnancy to full term,
    have the baby, and then share joint custody with her rapist. She
    would not even be allowed to put the baby up for adoption without
    the consent of the rapist.

    That is just wrong on so many levels.

    It's also not true. Stop spreading fake news.

    This is part of what Alabama state legislators included in their
    "forced birth" bill -

    i) It is estimated that 6,000,000 Jewish people were murdered in
    German concentration camps during World War II; 3,000,000 people were
    executed by Joseph Stalin's regime in Soviet gulags; 2,500,000 people
    were murdered during the Chinese "Great Leap Forward" in 1958;
    1,500,000 to 3,000,000 people were murdered by the Khmer Rouge in
    Cambodia during the 1970s; and approximately 1,000,000 people were
    murdered during the Rwandan genocide in 1994. All of these are widely acknowledged to have been crimes against humanity. By comparison, more
    than 50 million babies have been aborted in the United States since the
    Roe decision in 1973, more than three times the number who were killed
    in German death camps, Chinese purges, Stalin's gulags, Cambodian
    killing fields, and the Rwandan genocide combined.

    FYI - "Implication" does not equal reality. Not even close. I
    know that's a hard concept for liberals to grasp (ie: Russian probe/collusion), but it's a fact not open to interpretation.

    Comparing women who have had abortions (regardless of reasons)
    to brutal dictators such as Adolf Hitler, Josef Stalin, Chairman
    Mao, and Pol Pot is beyond the pale. Supporters of the dimwits
    who wrote the bill are just as sick and demented.

    --Lee

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  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Dale Shipp on Thu Jun 13 00:32:35 2019

    It is even worse than that. Although many states make an exception allowing abortion in the case of rape or incest, a few do not even allow that exception -- making it essentially impossible to obtain a legal abortion in that state.

    So you go to a next-door state, wazza problem?

    Abortion is an issue mainly affecting women but discussed the most be men. Something's not right here.

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  • From Dale Shipp@1:261/1466 to Dan Clough on Thu Jun 13 00:39:02 2019
    On 06-12-19 11:29, Dan Clough <=-
    spoke to Dale Shipp about Re: Abortion <=-


    Dale Shipp wrote to Michiel Van Der Vlist <=-

    It is even worse than that. Although many states make an
    exception allowing abortion in the case of rape or incest, a few
    do not even allow that exception -- making it essentially
    impossible to obtain a legal abortion in that state. The really
    bad part is that the state of Alabama does remove parental rights
    even from a convicted rapist. The implication of that is that
    the woman will be force to continue her pregnancy to full term,
    have the baby, and then share joint custody with her rapist. She
    would not even be allowed to put the baby up for adoption without
    the consent of the rapist.

    That is just wrong on so many levels.

    It's also not true. Stop spreading fake news.

    There is a slight mistake in what I wrote. Alabama does *NOT* remove
    parental rights from a convicted rapist. And that is not fake news.
    Take the time to look it up before you put your foot in your mouth
    again.

    FYI - "Implication" does not equal reality. Not even close. I
    know that's a hard concept for liberals to grasp (ie: Russian probe/collusion), but it's a fact not open to interpretation.

    In this case it is a reality. Alabama will not allow abortion even in
    the case of rape. Alabama lets the rapist retain his parental rights,
    which means that the woman who was forced to carry her rape baby to term
    must also then share custody / visitation with the rapist. Look it up.

    Dale Shipp
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  • From Dale Shipp@1:261/1466 to Ward Dossche on Thu Jun 13 00:44:04 2019
    On 06-13-19 00:32, Ward Dossche <=-
    spoke to Dale Shipp about Re: Abortion <=-


    It is even worse than that. Although many states make an exception allowing abortion in the case of rape or incest, a few do not even allow that exception -- making it essentially impossible to obtain a legal abortion in that state.

    So you go to a next-door state, wazza problem?

    Not a problem if you have the means to do so. But what about the woman
    at a poverty level or below. She may well not be able to afford to
    travel to another state and/or pay the expenses there.


    Abortion is an issue mainly affecting women but discussed
    the most be men. Something's not right here.

    By George, I think you've got it!

    Dale Shipp
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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Dale Shipp on Thu Jun 13 10:53:47 2019
    Hello Dale,

    On Thursday June 13 2019 00:39, you wrote to Dan Clough:

    There is a slight mistake in what I wrote. Alabama does *NOT* remove parental rights from a convicted rapist.

    I already guessed that a "not" had dropped out.

    What seems odd to me is that there is anything to remove at all. Why does a rapist have parental rights in the first place?

    My POV: To have or to not have an abortion is for the woman to decide. Period.

    "Baas in eigen buik".


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  • From Dan Clough@1:123/115 to Dale Shipp on Thu Jun 13 08:14:00 2019
    Dale Shipp wrote to Dan Clough <=-

    FYI - "Implication" does not equal reality. Not even close. I
    know that's a hard concept for liberals to grasp (ie: Russian probe/collusion), but it's a fact not open to interpretation.

    In this case it is a reality. Alabama will not allow abortion
    even in the case of rape. Alabama lets the rapist retain his
    parental rights, which means that the woman who was forced to
    carry her rape baby to term must also then share custody /
    visitation with the rapist. Look it up.

    The Alabama law is not even scheduled to go into effect until
    November 2019. The odds are VERY high that that will not even
    happen, due to legal proceedings and "red tape". *IF* it ever
    does go into effect, there will have been modifications made to
    allow for abortions in cases of rape/incest. The actual *REAL*
    intent of this law is to get the question back in front of the US
    Supreme Court for an attempt at overturning Roe v Wade.

    So quit screaming that the sky is falling, go find your little
    safe space, sing lullabies to your unicorn, and have a good cry.
    Maybe you'll eventually understand the world, but until then don't
    worry, the adults have things handled.


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  • From Gerrit Kuehn@2:240/12 to Dan Clough on Thu Jun 13 19:56:20 2019
    Hello Dan!

    13 Jun 19 08:14, Dan Clough wrote to Dale Shipp:

    intent of this law is to get the question back in front of the US
    Supreme Court for an attempt at overturning Roe v Wade.

    In case this should happen: Do you think the US would tolerate "abortion tourism" to Canada, Mexico or other countries?


    Regards,
    Gerrit

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  • From Dan Clough@1:123/115 to Gerrit Kuehn on Thu Jun 13 19:18:00 2019
    Gerrit Kuehn wrote to Dan Clough <=-

    intent of this law is to get the question back in front of the US
    Supreme Court for an attempt at overturning Roe v Wade.

    In case this should happen: Do you think the US would tolerate
    "abortion tourism" to Canada, Mexico or other countries?

    I don't think the US would have any say over such a thing.
    Assuming valid passports, we (US citizens) are free to come and go
    with Mexico/Canada for any reason we want, and without having to
    explain why we want to do so.

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  • From Dale Shipp@1:261/1466 to Michiel Van Der Vlist on Fri Jun 14 03:07:00 2019
    On 06-13-19 10:53, Michiel Van Der Vlist <=-
    spoke to Dale Shipp about Abortion <=-

    There is a slight mistake in what I wrote. Alabama does *NOT* remove parental rights from a convicted rapist.

    MVDV> I already guessed that a "not" had dropped out.

    MVDV> What seems odd to me is that there is anything to remove at
    MVDV> all. Why does a rapist have parental rights in the first
    MVDV> place?

    Should not be, but it is true in that state.

    What is more often true (but might vary state to state) is that the
    biological father does have parental rights. That means that if a woman
    has a baby and wants to put it up for adoption, the biological father
    must agree.

    MVDV> My POV: To have or to not have an abortion is for the woman to decide.
    MVDV> Period.
    MVDV> "Baas in eigen buik".

    We are in complete agreement on that.

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  • From Dale Shipp@1:261/1466 to Dan Clough on Fri Jun 14 03:10:02 2019
    On 06-13-19 08:14, Dan Clough <=-
    spoke to Dale Shipp about Re: Abortion <=-

    The Alabama law is not even scheduled to go into effect until
    November 2019.

    Your point is what? It is the law as passed by Alabama.

    The odds are VERY high that that will not even
    happen, due to legal proceedings and "red tape". *IF* it ever
    does go into effect, there will have been modifications made to
    allow for abortions in cases of rape/incest.

    Wishful thinking, and/or you admit the absurdity of the law.

    The actual *REAL*
    intent of this law is to get the question back in front of the US
    Supreme Court for an attempt at overturning Roe v Wade.

    And thus go back to the era of coat hanger abortions and women dying.
    I certainly hope that does not happen.

    So quit screaming that the sky is falling, go find your little
    safe space, sing lullabies to your unicorn, and have a good cry.
    Maybe you'll eventually understand the world, but until then don't
    worry, the adults have things handled.

    What Adults? I don't see that any responsible adults would do such a
    thing. Unfortunately, there seem to be a dirth of such adults in power
    these days. And if people do not speak out against unjust actions by
    those in power, those in power just get more brazen.

    Dale Shipp
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  • From Dan Clough@1:123/115 to Dale Shipp on Fri Jun 14 08:57:00 2019
    Dale Shipp wrote to Dan Clough <=-

    The Alabama law is not even scheduled to go into effect until
    November 2019.

    Your point is what? It is the law as passed by Alabama.

    The point is right below here, which was that the law (as written)
    will likely never come to be. It was also to counter your
    implication that the law was in practice right this minute.

    The odds are VERY high that that will not even
    happen, due to legal proceedings and "red tape". *IF* it ever
    does go into effect, there will have been modifications made to
    allow for abortions in cases of rape/incest.

    Wishful thinking, and/or you admit the absurdity of the law.

    Neither, actually. Admittedly it's an "educated guess", but I'm
    pretty sure I'm correct. As for the "absurdity" - I completely
    agree that there needs to be allowances made for cases of
    rape/incest. No question about that. My belief is that the law
    was written the way it was knowing how much "outrage" it would
    cause, and then.... they'll add the exceptions for rape/incest and
    be able to claim that they've made concessions and the law should
    be enacted with those changes. In reality that is what was
    desired/planned the whole time.

    The actual *REAL*
    intent of this law is to get the question back in front of the US
    Supreme Court for an attempt at overturning Roe v Wade.

    And thus go back to the era of coat hanger abortions and women
    dying. I certainly hope that does not happen.

    I hope it does happen. We've had legalized murder for far too
    long. If you're so against "women dying", why does it not bother
    you that MILLIONS of babies have died?

    So quit screaming that the sky is falling, go find your little
    safe space, sing lullabies to your unicorn, and have a good cry.
    Maybe you'll eventually understand the world, but until then don't
    worry, the adults have things handled.

    What Adults? I don't see that any responsible adults would do
    such a thing. Unfortunately, there seem to be a dirth of such
    adults in power these days.

    The adults that think it is NOT OKAY to kill innocent babies by
    the MILLIONS. Those adults. And yes, there are a lot of them.

    And if people do not speak out against unjust actions by those
    in power, those in power just get more brazen.

    The "unjust actions" you speak of are those seen through your
    eyes. There are many people who think the legalized killing of
    babies is an unjust action, and should be stopped. The times (and
    the courts) may be right for things to change.

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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.73 to all on Fri Jun 14 10:53:52 2019

    [quote]
    If you think fertilized eggs are people, but refuge kids aren't, you're going to have to stop pretending your concerns are religious.
    [/quote]

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  • From Gerrit Kuehn@2:240/12 to Dan Clough on Fri Jun 14 16:37:44 2019
    Hello Dan!

    13 Jun 19 19:18, Dan Clough wrote to Gerrit Kuehn:


    In case this should happen: Do you think the US would tolerate
    "abortion tourism" to Canada, Mexico or other countries?

    I don't think the US would have any say over such a thing.

    Oh, well, I don't know. I was just asking.

    Assuming valid passports, we (US citizens) are free to come and go
    with Mexico/Canada for any reason we want, and without having to
    explain why we want to do so.

    So in this case, being able to have an abortion or not will depend on the money available to travel there.


    Regards,
    Gerrit

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  • From Dan Clough@1:123/115 to Gerrit Kuehn on Fri Jun 14 14:55:00 2019
    Gerrit Kuehn wrote to Dan Clough <=-

    Assuming valid passports, we (US citizens) are free to come and go
    with Mexico/Canada for any reason we want, and without having to
    explain why we want to do so.

    So in this case, being able to have an abortion or not will
    depend on the money available to travel there.

    Sure, I guess so.

    One could always hitchhike, for free.

    Was your point to illustrate how unfair the world is, and how
    everybody is not "equal"?

    Guess what? That is CORRECT. The world *IS* unfair, and not
    everybody is "equal". Yep. Truth.


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  • From Dan Clough@1:123/115 to mark lewis on Fri Jun 14 15:16:00 2019
    mark lewis wrote to all <=-

    If you think fertilized eggs are people, but refuge kids aren't,
    you're going to have to stop pretending your concerns are
    religious.

    Lots of things wrong with this...

    1. There's a huge difference between a "fertilized egg" and a
    being with organs and a *BEATING HEART*.

    2. The abortion debate has nothing to do with refugee kids or any
    treatment of refugee kids. I don't think refugee kids are being
    intentionally slaughtered by the millions, are they?

    3. A person can be against abortion for non-religious reasons.
    At least speaking for myself, I'm against it and haven't been in a
    church in 40 years (other than for weddings and funerals).
    Religion has *NOTHING* to do with my position.

    4. Assuming you are talking about the current border crisis and
    the kids involved in that - remember this: Said kids were brought
    here *ILLEGALLY* by their parents (or worse yet by smugglers and
    traffickers). They are being housed and fed and receiving medical
    attention, all at US taxpayer expense. Would you rather we just
    took them back to the border and dumped them (and their parents)
    back into the country that they came from?

    I don't mean any of the above in a hostile or confrontational
    tone. Just pointing out some things and perspectives that perhaps
    some people haven't thought of. Not all pro-lifers are "religious
    freaks". Not all pro-border-security people have anything against
    "refugee kids" or immigration in general - they just want it to be
    done the proper/legal way. All the money being wasted at the
    border could be better used to help our own citizens who need
    help.


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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:203/2 to Ward Dossche on Sat Jun 15 00:51:39 2019
    Hello Ward,

    It is even worse than that. Although many states make an exception
    allowing abortion in the case of rape or incest, a few do not even allow
    that exception -- making it essentially impossible to obtain a legal
    abortion in that state.

    So you go to a next-door state, wazza problem?

    Abortion is an issue mainly affecting women but discussed the most be
    men.
    Something's not right here.

    Abortion and guns. The two issues that the far right loves to
    rant about. Nothing else matters. Used to be god, guns, and gays.
    But with an openly gay candidate leading their guy in the polls,
    and a Christian one who is also a military veteran at that, they
    have nothing left to rant about except "forced birth" legislation
    by Southern lawmakers.

    --Lee

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:203/2 to All on Sat Jun 15 00:51:45 2019
    FYI - "Implication" does not equal reality. Not even close. I
    know that's a hard concept for liberals to grasp (ie: Russian
    probe/collusion), but it's a fact not open to interpretation.

    In this case it is a reality. Alabama will not allow abortion
    even in the case of rape. Alabama lets the rapist retain his
    parental rights, which means that the woman who was forced to
    carry her rape baby to term must also then share custody /
    visitation with the rapist. Look it up.

    The Alabama law is not even scheduled to go into effect until
    November 2019.

    The law is not constitutional. Therefore, it will never take effect.
    Even though it was passed by both houses of the Alabama legislature,
    and signed into law by the Alabama governor. IOW, it is part of the
    law now, but not in effect due to legal challenges.

    So please. Whenever some dipwit says or suggests that the "law is
    not even scheduled to go into effect until Novemeber 2019" is full
    of you know what.

    A bill becomes law the moment it is signed into law by the governor
    of a state, or is allowed to become law without his/her signature.

    This is a state law, not federal, pertaining only to the state
    of Alabama, one of the most backwards of states in the USA.

    Do keep that in mind.

    The odds are VERY high that that will not even
    happen, due to legal proceedings and "red tape". *IF* it ever
    does go into effect, there will have been modifications made to
    allow for abortions in cases of rape/incest.

    The state legislators who wrote this piece of garbage meant
    every word they wrote. The governor who signed this piece of
    garbage fully endorsed the bill they wrote, without deleting
    a single word.

    The actual *REAL* intent of this law is to get the question back in front
    of
    the US Supreme Court for an attempt at overturning Roe v Wade.

    The state legislators wrote exactly what they wanted, meaning
    every word they wrote. The governor signed their piece of garbage
    without deleting a single word of text. Their intent was to change
    the law to something that is clearly unconstitutional.

    So quit screaming that the sky is falling, go find your little
    safe space, sing lullabies to your unicorn, and have a good cry.
    Maybe you'll eventually understand the world, but until then don't
    worry, the adults have things handled.

    The law of the land does not include "forced birth" as right.

    --Lee

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:203/2 to Gerrit Kuehn on Sat Jun 15 00:51:51 2019
    Hello Gerrit,

    intent of this law is to get the question back in front of the US
    Supreme Court for an attempt at overturning Roe v Wade.

    In case this should happen: Do you think the US would tolerate "abortion tourism" to Canada, Mexico or other countries?

    Not according to Margaret Atwood, author of "The Handmaid's Tale".

    What is scary about her dystopian novel is that such things could
    actually happen. The characters she depicts could very easily be
    you or me, or rather who we could become.

    --Lee

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:203/2 to Dale Shipp on Sat Jun 15 00:51:57 2019
    Hello Dale,

    The Alabama law is not even scheduled to go into effect until
    November 2019.

    Your point is what? It is the law as passed by Alabama.

    Alabama's law will never take effect, and be ruled unconstitutional
    within a short period of time and never make it to the USSC on appeal,
    so there is nothing really to worry about on that front. However, it
    does make a lot of folks, all men, in Alabama look really stupid.

    The odds are VERY high that that will not even
    happen, due to legal proceedings and "red tape". *IF* it ever
    does go into effect, there will have been modifications made to
    allow for abortions in cases of rape/incest.

    Wishful thinking, and/or you admit the absurdity of the law.

    It is unconstitutional, and will never go into effect.
    I did post one of the footnotes in the bill, just to show
    how idiotic and stupid Alabama legislators can be.

    The actual *REAL*
    intent of this law is to get the question back in front of the US
    Supreme Court for an attempt at overturning Roe v Wade.

    And thus go back to the era of coat hanger abortions and women dying.
    I certainly hope that does not happen.

    This is a "forced birth" bill. Totally unconstitutional, and
    really not worth the time debating. An insult not only to women,
    but also to every person on earth, both living and dead.

    So quit screaming that the sky is falling, go find your little
    safe space, sing lullabies to your unicorn, and have a good cry.
    Maybe you'll eventually understand the world, but until then don't
    worry, the adults have things handled.

    What Adults?

    Looking around. None found. At least, not in the state of Alabama.
    Except for women. The only adults who know what giving birth is or
    ever can be.

    I don't see that any responsible adults would do such a thing.

    Even children can be more responsible than some adults.

    Unfortunately, there seem to be a dirth of such adults in power
    these days.

    Only in the state of Alabama. And Georgia. And Missouri.
    And in a few other places.

    And if people do not speak out against unjust actions by
    those in power, those in power just get more brazen.

    Which are more dangerous - the crazies or the stupids?

    I am not sure I want to find out either way.

    Or <gasp!> what if the one in charge is both crazy *and* stupid?

    --Lee

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  • From Dale Shipp@1:261/1466 to Dan Clough on Sat Jun 15 02:47:04 2019
    On 06-14-19 08:57, Dan Clough <=-
    spoke to Dale Shipp about Re: Abortion <=-

    The point is right below here, which was that the law (as written)
    will likely never come to be. It was also to counter your
    implication that the law was in practice right this minute.

    The law has been passed and signed by the Governer.

    The odds are VERY high that that will not even
    happen, due to legal proceedings and "red tape". *IF* it ever
    does go into effect, there will have been modifications made to
    allow for abortions in cases of rape/incest.

    Wishful thinking, and/or you admit the absurdity of the law.

    Neither, actually. Admittedly it's an "educated guess", but I'm
    pretty sure I'm correct. As for the "absurdity" - I completely
    agree that there needs to be allowances made for cases of
    rape/incest. No question about that. My belief is that the law
    was written the way it was knowing how much "outrage" it would
    cause, and then.... they'll add the exceptions for rape/incest and
    be able to claim that they've made concessions and the law should
    be enacted with those changes. In reality that is what was desired/planned the whole time.

    That statement is spin. If they had meant for the exceptions to be part
    of the law that they passed, they would have included them. Their
    intent was to totally ban abortions with no exceptions (in direct
    contridiction to federal law by the way).

    The actual *REAL*
    intent of this law is to get the question back in front of the US
    Supreme Court for an attempt at overturning Roe v Wade.

    Maybe so.

    And thus go back to the era of coat hanger abortions and women
    dying. I certainly hope that does not happen.

    I hope it does happen.

    You hope that many woman will start dying because of this -- sorry that
    you feed that cruel.

    We've had legalized murder for far too
    long. If you're so against "women dying", why does it not bother
    you that MILLIONS of babies have died?

    Because they are not yet babies when the abortion happens.


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    This may be part of your problems... you're living in a Communist
    section of the country!

    Ah -- one of the rules of debate is that when you run out of things to
    say, fall back on insulting your opponent.

    And by no means do I live in a communist section of the country -- there
    is no such thing in America.

    Dale Shipp
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  • From Gerrit Kuehn@2:240/12 to Dan Clough on Sat Jun 15 10:04:24 2019
    Hello Dan!

    14 Jun 19 14:55, Dan Clough wrote to Gerrit Kuehn:


    So in this case, being able to have an abortion or not will
    depend on the money available to travel there.

    Sure, I guess so.
    One could always hitchhike, for free.

    Was your point to illustrate how unfair the world is, and how
    everybody is not "equal"?

    No, not in the first place. My point would be then, that changing your laws does not primarily change facts (i.e., lower the number of abortions), but rather just increases inequality between people with and without money... which is not what people usually will tell you the new laws are made for.

    Guess what? That is CORRECT. The world *IS* unfair, and not
    everybody is "equal". Yep. Truth.

    And these days laws are usually made to overcome this, not to put unfairness and inequality into stone, aren't they?

    However, you brought up that topic (glad you did, though), but I was actually thinking about different things. However, I'll have to tell a bit about my family to explain:
    My grandmother became a children's nurse during WWII, working in a makeshift children's hospital most of the time. After the war, she was so fed up with working in a hospital that she went into schooling again and became a midwife. Believe me, you wouldn't have wanted to hear her wartime stories, nor about what desperate people do to their newly born unwanted children, or how they try to abort pregnancies without proper medical aid available. If you did, you'd know that making abortions illegal again is nothing you'd really want.

    If you want to lower the number of abortions, you don't need to change "too liberal" abortion laws. This will just drive people who can afford out of the country and people who cannot afford into solutions nobody wants. Can you imagine people doing an abortion just "for the fun" in it, or just because "they can"? What you'll need to do is pretty obvious:

    - educate people
    - make contraceptives easily available
    - make baby hatches easily available


    Regards,
    Gerrit

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  • From Dan Clough@1:123/115 to Dale Shipp on Sat Jun 15 10:21:00 2019
    Dale Shipp wrote to Dan Clough <=-

    The point is right below here, which was that the law (as written)
    will likely never come to be. It was also to counter your
    implication that the law was in practice right this minute.

    The law has been passed and signed by the Governer.

    Yes, and like nearly *EVERY* single state/federal law, it has a
    "takes effect on...<date>". In this case it does NOT take effect
    until November 2019, as I said originally. A fairly weak attempt
    at diversion there on your part.

    Neither, actually. Admittedly it's an "educated guess", but I'm
    pretty sure I'm correct. As for the "absurdity" - I completely
    agree that there needs to be allowances made for cases of
    rape/incest. No question about that. My belief is that the law
    was written the way it was knowing how much "outrage" it would
    cause, and then.... they'll add the exceptions for rape/incest and
    be able to claim that they've made concessions and the law should
    be enacted with those changes. In reality that is what was desired/planned the whole time.

    That statement is spin. If they had meant for the exceptions to
    be part of the law that they passed, they would have included
    them. Their intent was to totally ban abortions with no
    exceptions (in direct contridiction to federal law by the way).

    You missed the point (again). They meant the wording to be
    exactly as written, yes.... but for a reason as I said above.
    When they go back and add exceptions for rape/incest, it will make
    it appear that they have "conceded" something and/or "compromised"
    in the interests of bipartisanship. They still get what they
    want. This kind of thing happens all the time.

    The actual *REAL*
    intent of this law is to get the question back in front of the US
    Supreme Court for an attempt at overturning Roe v Wade.

    Maybe so.

    Not much "maybe" about it.

    And thus go back to the era of coat hanger abortions and women
    dying. I certainly hope that does not happen.

    I hope it does happen.

    You hope that many woman will start dying because of this --
    sorry that you feed that cruel.

    No, I do not hope that women start dying because of this. Another
    weak attempt at twisting things up.

    We've had legalized murder for far too
    long. If you're so against "women dying", why does it not bother
    you that MILLIONS of babies have died?

    Because they are not yet babies when the abortion happens.

    Yeah, that's always the argument. It has a human face, limbs,
    fingers/toes, internal organs, and a *HEARTBEAT*. Telling me that
    is not a baby is............ ridiculous.

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    This may be part of your problems... you're living in a Communist
    section of the country!

    Ah -- one of the rules of debate is that when you run out of
    things to say, fall back on insulting your opponent.

    I didn't insult you. I merely pointed out that you're living in a
    very oppressive and govt-controlling part of the country.

    And by no means do I live in a communist section of the country
    -- there is no such thing in America.

    Not yet, anyway. Trust me when I tell you that there are plenty
    of people in America who will ensure it never happens, despite the
    attempts by the Leftists/Democrats to make it so.


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  • From Dan Clough@1:123/115 to Gerrit Kuehn on Sat Jun 15 10:37:00 2019
    Gerrit Kuehn wrote to Dan Clough <=-

    Was your point to illustrate how unfair the world is, and how
    everybody is not "equal"?

    No, not in the first place. My point would be then, that changing
    your laws does not primarily change facts (i.e., lower the number
    of abortions),

    I believe that it would (lower the number of abortions).

    but rather just increases inequality between
    people with and without money... which is not what people usually
    will tell you the new laws are made for.

    I don't think it would measureably cause that.

    Guess what? That is CORRECT. The world *IS* unfair, and not
    everybody is "equal". Yep. Truth.

    And these days laws are usually made to overcome this, not to put unfairness and inequality into stone, aren't they?

    No, I would not agree that laws are usually made to overcome
    inequality. They are made for whatever the perceived need is, not
    directly to reduce inequality. For example, a new law regarding
    the property tax rate in a county is not directed at reducing
    inequality.

    However, you brought up that topic (glad you did, though), but I
    was actually thinking about different things. However, I'll have
    to tell a bit about my family to explain:
    My grandmother became a children's nurse during WWII, working in
    a makeshift children's hospital most of the time. After the war,
    she was so fed up with working in a hospital that she went into
    schooling again and became a midwife. Believe me, you wouldn't
    have wanted to hear her wartime stories, nor about what desperate
    people do to their newly born unwanted children, or how they try
    to abort pregnancies without proper medical aid available. If you
    did, you'd know that making abortions illegal again is nothing
    you'd really want.

    I know that atrocities exist and happen. No amount of legislating
    is going to stop that.

    If you want to lower the number of abortions, you don't need to
    change "too liberal" abortion laws. This will just drive people
    who can afford out of the country and people who cannot afford
    into solutions nobody wants. Can you imagine people doing an
    abortion just "for the fun" in it, or just because "they can"?

    Could you please help convince other liberals, using that *EXACT*
    logic, that changing "too liberal" firearm laws is not going to
    solve/change the gun-violence problems? The bottom line is this:
    Criminals don't follow laws, and will do what they're going to do
    regardless of what the law says.

    What you'll need to do is pretty obvious:
    - educate people
    - make contraceptives easily available
    - make baby hatches easily available

    I think education is already there/available. If we need more,
    use the funds currently going to Planned Parenthood that are used
    to kill babies. Isn't education one of PP's intended functions?

    Same logic applies to contraceptives. Let PP hand them out, using
    the money saved by NOT doing abortions. Simple!

    I'm not sure what a "baby hatch" is.


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  • From Gerrit Kuehn@2:240/12 to Dan Clough on Sat Jun 15 21:17:58 2019
    Hello Dan!

    15 Jun 19 10:37, Dan Clough wrote to Gerrit Kuehn:


    No, not in the first place. My point would be then, that changing
    your laws does not primarily change facts (i.e., lower the number
    of abortions),

    I believe that it would (lower the number of abortions).

    Yeah, it probably would on the paper the politicians would present.

    but rather just increases inequality between
    people with and without money... which is not what people usually
    will tell you the new laws are made for.

    I don't think it would measureably cause that.

    No? So who is having abortions these days in the US? All wealthy people who could also go abroad?

    And these days laws are usually made to overcome this, not to put
    unfairness and inequality into stone, aren't they?

    No, I would not agree that laws are usually made to overcome
    inequality.

    Well, certainly not all of them. I guess you know what I was trying to say.

    They are made for whatever the perceived need is, not
    directly to reduce inequality. For example, a new law regarding
    the property tax rate in a county is not directed at reducing
    inequality.

    But it should take into account that people having a more valuable lot/house/whatever probably could also afford paying a higher tax. I don't know how property tax works in the US, is it that way? Ours is just about to be reformed because it didn't do that anymore, and the federal court required the government to change that.

    I know that atrocities exist and happen. No amount of legislating
    is going to stop that.

    On the contrary: the legislation propsed would foster that.

    If you want to lower the number of abortions, you don't need to
    change "too liberal" abortion laws. This will just drive people
    who can afford out of the country and people who cannot afford
    into solutions nobody wants. Can you imagine people doing an
    abortion just "for the fun" in it, or just because "they can"?

    Could you please help convince other liberals, using that *EXACT*
    logic, that changing "too liberal" firearm laws is not going to solve/change the gun-violence problems? The bottom line is this: Criminals don't follow laws, and will do what they're going to do regardless of what the law says.

    I don't think I'm going to follow that line of argument. However, it's good that we agree on the fact that the US is indeed having a gun-violence problem.

    I think education is already there/available. If we need more,
    use the funds currently going to Planned Parenthood that are used
    to kill babies. Isn't education one of PP's intended functions?

    I don't know about the details of your PP programme, but education certainly sounds like a logical part of that. Don't they do that?

    Same logic applies to contraceptives. Let PP hand them out, using
    the money saved by NOT doing abortions. Simple!

    Again: Don't they do that already? Why not?

    I'm not sure what a "baby hatch" is.

    <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_hatch>

    Something intended to prevent people from abandoning newborn children somewhere outside (risking that they die very quickly).


    Regards,
    Gerrit

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  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Gerrit Kuehn on Sun Jun 16 09:45:31 2019

    No? So who is having abortions these days in the US? All wealthy people
    who could also go abroad?

    Abortion numbers in the USA is a grossly misrepresented subject.

    Last year there were officially 3.853.472 babies born there and ultra right-wing anti-abortion groups claiming some 320.000 abortions.

    My daughter who runs the delivery room in a major hospital here (Belgium) and quite familiar with US situations confirms the abortion numbers presented there are totally absurd.

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  • From Gerrit Kuehn@2:240/12 to Ward Dossche on Sun Jun 16 10:01:12 2019
    Hello Ward!

    16 Jun 19 09:45, Ward Dossche wrote to Gerrit Kuehn:


    Last year there were officially 3.853.472 babies born there and ultra right-wing anti-abortion groups claiming some 320.000 abortions.

    Less than 10%? What the heck are they talking about, then?


    Regards,
    Gerrit

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  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Gerrit Kuehn on Sun Jun 16 12:36:57 2019
    Gerrit,

    Less than 10%? What the heck are they talking about, then?

    It's politically overhyped ... and religeously as well.

    Also they're harping about late term abortions as if that is the most common thing, like 4-5 months which is ridiculous. It is very very very uncommon and under strict medical rules.

    What they do have a point in is that certain very-low income classes of people cannot afford contraception and abortion then becomes a way of birth control for a specific category.

    These people should be helped in a different way, "before" the girls get pregnant to avoid the pregnancy altogether ... but that is like talking to a stone wall.

    \%/@rd

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  • From Gerrit Kuehn@2:240/12 to Ward Dossche on Sun Jun 16 13:57:48 2019
    Hello Ward!

    16 Jun 19 12:36, Ward Dossche wrote to Gerrit Kuehn:

    Also they're harping about late term abortions as if that is the most common thing, like 4-5 months which is ridiculous. It is very very
    very uncommon and under strict medical rules.

    Same or similar rules as here, I would guess.

    What they do have a point in is that certain very-low income classes
    of people cannot afford contraception and abortion then becomes a way
    of birth control for a specific category.
    These people should be helped in a different way, "before" the girls
    get pregnant to avoid the pregnancy altogether ...

    Which is exactly what I said before: Educate people and make contraception easily accessible.


    Regards,
    Gerrit

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  • From Dan Clough@1:123/115 to Ward Dossche on Sun Jun 16 08:32:00 2019
    Ward Dossche wrote to Gerrit Kuehn <=-

    No? So who is having abortions these days in the US? All wealthy people who could also go abroad?

    Abortion numbers in the USA is a grossly misrepresented subject.

    Last year there were officially 3.853.472 babies born there and
    ultra right-wing anti-abortion groups claiming some 320.000
    abortions.

    My daughter who runs the delivery room in a major hospital here
    (Belgium) and quite familiar with US situations confirms the
    abortion numbers presented there are totally absurd.

    Well, what does she think the number is? You don't indicate in
    which direction you/she think the number is skewed.

    A quick google check (of non-"ultra-right-wing" websites) shows
    the number to be roughly 640,000. Twice what you said. What a
    surprise.


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  • From Dan Clough@1:123/115 to Ward Dossche on Sun Jun 16 08:39:00 2019
    Ward Dossche wrote to Gerrit Kuehn <=-

    Less than 10%? What the heck are they talking about, then?

    It's politically overhyped ... and religeously as well.

    Yeah.... what's 640,000 murders in a year? No big deal, right?
    By the way, it has nothing to do with "religion".

    Also they're harping about late term abortions as if that is the
    most common thing, like 4-5 months which is ridiculous. It is
    very very very uncommon and under strict medical rules.

    You're wrong on that. In addition, there are multiple states in
    the USA where abortion is legal for the duration of a pregnancy,
    in other words, up to the 9-month+ point. You think that is fine
    too?

    What they do have a point in is that certain very-low income
    classes of people cannot afford contraception and abortion then
    becomes a way of birth control for a specific category.

    Sadly, it *has* become a form of birth control for that
    demographic. What really sucks is that there are multiple
    (govt-sponsored) ways to get FREE contraceptives, but these people
    are too lazy to bother with that.

    Oh, and did you know that there is a form of contraception which costs......... NOTHING? Yep. It's true.

    These people should be helped in a different way, "before" the
    girls get pregnant to avoid the pregnancy altogether ... but that
    is like talking to a stone wall.

    No argument from me on that.


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  • From Gerrit Kuehn@2:240/12 to Dan Clough on Sun Jun 16 16:22:40 2019
    Hello Dan!

    16 Jun 19 08:39, Dan Clough wrote to Ward Dossche:

    Yeah.... what's 640,000 murders in a year? No big deal, right?

    I'm pretty sure it does not qualify as "murder" in court in your country... you're agitating.

    You're wrong on that. In addition, there are multiple states in
    the USA where abortion is legal for the duration of a pregnancy,
    in other words, up to the 9-month+ point. You think that is fine
    too?

    Numbers, please. Names and sources.

    Oh, and did you know that there is a form of contraception which costs......... NOTHING? Yep. It's true.

    What you're thinking of does not qualify for the usual definiton of "contraception"... agitation again.


    Regards,
    Gerrit

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  • From Dan Clough@1:123/115 to Gerrit Kuehn on Sun Jun 16 11:01:00 2019
    Gerrit Kuehn wrote to Dan Clough <=-

    You're wrong on that. In addition, there are multiple states in
    the USA where abortion is legal for the duration of a pregnancy,
    in other words, up to the 9-month+ point. You think that is fine
    too?

    Numbers, please. Names and sources.

    Look it up yourself, it's easily verified.

    Don't bother responding. Your selective quoting/snipping, and
    cherry picking sentences so as to better suit your point/agenda
    has grown tiresome. You're now in the same "ignore" category as
    the whacko Lofaso. Buh-bye.


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  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Dan Clough on Sun Jun 16 22:18:37 2019
    A quick google check (of non-"ultra-right-wing" websites) shows
    the number to be roughly 640,000. Twice what you said. What a
    surprise.

    I know those numbers and they simply cannot be correct, even if reported by the CDC.

    First you need to decide what you're talking about. A miscarriage is also an aborted pregnancy, emergency "behind the fact" contraception may also be listed as an abortion ... maybe there wasn't even conception ... start throwing all these things together and you get impressive false numbers.

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  • From Gerrit Kuehn@2:240/12 to Dan Clough on Sun Jun 16 19:52:50 2019
    Hello Dan!

    16 Jun 19 11:01, Dan Clough wrote to Gerrit Kuehn:


    Numbers, please. Names and sources.

    Look it up yourself, it's easily verified.
    Don't bother responding.

    So your claim has no proof, and you're weaseling out. Thank you, Sir, no further questions necessary.


    Regards,
    Gerrit

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  • From David Drummond@3:640/305 to Dan Clough on Mon Jun 17 07:28:50 2019
    On 16/06/2019 23:39, Dan Clough -> Ward Dossche wrote:

    Less than 10%? What the heck are they talking about, then?

    It's politically overhyped ... and religeously as well.

    Yeah.... what's 640,000 murders in a year? No big deal, right?


    If abortion is legal then there is no murder involved.

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  • From David Drummond@3:640/305 to Dan Clough on Mon Jun 17 07:33:00 2019
    On 17/06/2019 02:01, Dan Clough -> Gerrit Kuehn wrote:

    Numbers, please. Names and sources.

    Look it up yourself, it's easily verified.

    Don't bother responding. Your selective quoting/snipping, and
    cherry picking sentences so as to better suit your point/agenda
    has grown tiresome. You're now in the same "ignore" category as
    the whacko Lofaso. Buh-bye.

    ROFL.

    Dan's blinkers strike again. :)

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    David

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  • From David Drummond@3:640/305 to Gerrit Kuehn on Mon Jun 17 07:35:28 2019
    On 17/06/2019 03:52, Gerrit Kuehn -> Dan Clough wrote:

    Numbers, please. Names and sources.

    Look it up yourself, it's easily verified.
    Don't bother responding.

    So your claim has no proof, and you're weaseling out. Thank you, Sir, no further questions necessary.

    Dan doesn't like to communicate with those who disagree with him - he can never win a debate, so he sticks his head in the sand.


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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:203/2 to David Drummond on Mon Jun 17 03:20:04 2019
    Hello David,

    Numbers, please. Names and sources.

    Look it up yourself, it's easily verified.

    Don't bother responding. Your selective quoting/snipping, and
    cherry picking sentences so as to better suit your point/agenda
    has grown tiresome. You're now in the same "ignore" category as
    the whacko Lofaso. Buh-bye.

    ROFL.

    Dan's blinkers strike again. :)

    Dan has a bad case of Lofaso on his mind. :)

    --Lee

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:203/2 to David Drummond on Mon Jun 17 03:20:08 2019
    Hello David,

    Numbers, please. Names and sources.

    Look it up yourself, it's easily verified.
    Don't bother responding.

    So your claim has no proof, and you're weaseling out. Thank you, Sir,
    no
    further questions necessary.

    Dan doesn't like to communicate with those who disagree with him - he can never win a debate, so he sticks his head in the sand.

    There is a lot of sand at Pensacola beach.

    --Lee

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  • From Dan Clough@1:123/115 to Ward Dossche on Sun Jun 16 20:51:00 2019
    Ward Dossche wrote to Dan Clough <=-

    A quick google check (of non-"ultra-right-wing" websites) shows
    the number to be roughly 640,000. Twice what you said. What a
    surprise.

    I know those numbers and they simply cannot be correct, even if
    reported by the CDC.

    How would you know they're not correct? What makes you an expert
    on this? I don't know why you think you know more/better than
    what is EASILY searched out on the internet. Yes, I know there's
    a lot of bullshit on the internet. Take a look at the links here
    and see if you think they are stupid and you are right:

    1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_statistics_in_the_United_States

    2. https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/data_stats/abortion.htm

    3. https://www.cnn.com/2013/09/18/health/abortion-fast-facts/index.html

    I mean, how many more links do you need to see? Are they all
    lying? Your daughter (not in the US) knows more than anyone else
    about this?

    First you need to decide what you're talking about. A miscarriage
    is also an aborted pregnancy, emergency "behind the fact"
    contraception may also be listed as an abortion ... maybe there
    wasn't even conception ... start throwing all these things
    together and you get impressive false numbers.

    Yeah, except that's not the case. The links above are for
    "medically induced abortions" (quoting from the first link). The
    number do *NOT* include the other cases you attempted to confuse
    the issue with. Repeat - the numbers do NOT include miscarriages,
    emergency contraception, or anything else.

    Now how about commenting on what those links say, and not being snarky/deceptive and trying to twist things. Can you do that?
    And please don't bother claiming the links are from some "radical
    right-wing viewpoint", because they are not.


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  • From Dan Clough@1:123/115 to David Drummond on Sun Jun 16 20:53:00 2019
    David Drummond wrote to Dan Clough <=-

    Don't bother responding. Your selective quoting/snipping, and
    cherry picking sentences so as to better suit your point/agenda
    has grown tiresome. You're now in the same "ignore" category as
    the whacko Lofaso. Buh-bye.

    ROFL.
    Dan's blinkers strike again. :)

    ...And then there were three. (In the "ignore" bin).



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  • From David Drummond@3:640/305 to Dan Clough on Mon Jun 17 16:04:55 2019
    On 17/06/2019 11:53, Dan Clough -> David Drummond wrote:
    has grown tiresome. You're now in the same "ignore" category as
    the whacko Lofaso. Buh-bye.

    ROFL.
    Dan's blinkers strike again. :)

    ..And then there were three. (In the "ignore" bin).

    You'd forgotten that you put me there some weeks ago?

    Your paranoia is fucking with your memory.

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    David

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