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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAnti-abortion politicians deserve to be asked if they've helped a woman get one
Anti-abortion politicians deserve to be asked if they've helped a woman get one
Those who judge womens private decisions should face personal scrutiny but preserving the privacy of their female partners must come first.
Why isnt it considered reasonable to ask male politicians that seek to curb reproductive rights if theyve helped a woman procure an abortion?
Of the many outrageous things presidential hopeful Donald Trump has said to the media, theres one line in particular that I just cant get out of my head. When New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd asked Trump if he had ever been involved with a woman who had an abortion, the Republican frontrunner offered a telling refusal: Such an interesting question So whats your next question?
Its not hard to imagine why Trump who has left voicemails about getting more pussy than Tucker Carlson and defended the size of his penis in a presidential debate would shy away from the question. It may be the same reason that he told MSNBC host Chris Matthews that women should be punished for procuring illegal abortions but the men who impregnated them should not.
But why hasnt he been pressed to answer? More importantly: why isnt this considered a reasonable question to ask male politicians that seek to curb reproductive rights? If anti-abortion men are comfortable pushing policy that strictly dictates womens private medical decisions, they should be prepared to defend their own.
If Trump thinks abortion should be illegal and that people be it the doctors who perform the procedure or the women who get them should go to jail, surely he should feel comfortable saying whether or not hes helped a woman end her pregnancy. Those who want to insert themselves into womens decisions about contraception should face the scrutiny, as well.
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http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/apr/08/anti-abortion-politicians-past-relationships-question
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Anti-abortion politicians deserve to be asked if they've helped a woman get one (Original Post)
niyad
Apr 2016
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Dont call me Shirley
(10,998 posts)1. Zero chance you will get an honest answer.
niyad
(113,336 posts)2. well, there is that small problem. of course, the way in which they answer
should say a lot.
silvershadow
(10,336 posts)3. Yeah, or pressured a woman to get one. nt
niyad
(113,336 posts)4. yes, an excellent point.