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This is something conservatives need to remember... (Original Post) Playinghardball Aug 2013 OP
K&R nt raccoon Aug 2013 #1
Not exactly true YarnAddict Aug 2013 #2
Not even decent anecdotal evidence, dude. AppetiteForApathy Aug 2013 #4
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2013 #5
Do you honestly believe Republicans care even the slightest if women die from their policies? Bandit Aug 2013 #3
Also few of them have an actual ideological concern about abortion. Enthusiast Aug 2013 #9
It is about controlling the wimmins truebluegreen Aug 2013 #6
They don't actually give a shit about women dying from abortions. MH1 Aug 2013 #7
+ 1 n/t mstinamotorcity2 Aug 2013 #8
 

YarnAddict

(1,850 posts)
2. Not exactly true
Sat Aug 17, 2013, 07:24 PM
Aug 2013

There was a woman who died at Kermit Gosnell's clinic, and there have been others who have died as a result of safe, legal abortions. Every medical/surgical procedure carries some risk, including the risk of death.

Response to YarnAddict (Reply #2)

Bandit

(21,475 posts)
3. Do you honestly believe Republicans care even the slightest if women die from their policies?
Sat Aug 17, 2013, 07:47 PM
Aug 2013

Republicans have no soul.

Enthusiast

(50,983 posts)
9. Also few of them have an actual ideological concern about abortion.
Sun Aug 18, 2013, 12:07 PM
Aug 2013

Mostly they use the issue to cultivate those single issue voters that they covet.

MH1

(17,600 posts)
7. They don't actually give a shit about women dying from abortions.
Sat Aug 17, 2013, 11:30 PM
Aug 2013

I wish this argument had power but I really don't think it does.

The wealthy ones can always get the abortion anyway, should one of their wives/girlfriends/daughters need one. The non-wealthy ones don't think it will ever happen to them and that the people to whom it happens deserve what they get.

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