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milestogo

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11. Some of us were conceived before contraception was legal and widely available.

Reply to JanMichael (Reply #10)

Mon May 9, 2022, 10:20 PM

May 2022

Margaret Sanger spent her life devoted to making contraception legal and widely available. We take it for granted now, but there used to be a lot of opposition.

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/pill-margaret-sanger-1879-1966/

Upon hearing that Republicans want to get rid of contraception too, I have to wonder how many voters feel that way. Being anti-choice is by no means the same as being anti-contraception.

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Do you know anyone who opposes birth control and wants it banned? [View all] milestogo May 2022 OP

Not personally, but I do monitor anti-abortion activists and it's not an uncommon stance. WhiskeyGrinder May 2022 #1

I met a nurse once who did. Lars39 May 2022 #2

I do know some Catholic women who oppose abortion milestogo May 2022 #3

It kinda shocked me....she was in her early twenties, Lars39 May 2022 #5

The Meaning of Life. TheBlackAdder May 2022 #14

I was raised Catholic, have lots of Catholic friends Diamond_Dog May 2022 #4

I know two who would admit it proudly. I suspect Maru Kitteh May 2022 #6

I know someone Freddie May 2022 #7

I have a High School friend who runs a megachurch in Missouri..... brooklynite May 2022 #8

Whole slew of anti abortion relatives AZSkiffyGeek May 2022 #9

Until today why would anyone ever even ask that question? JanMichael May 2022 #10

Some of us were conceived before contraception was legal and widely available. milestogo May 2022 #11

Unfortunately, it is a position held unapologetically by radtrad Catholic... keep_left May 2022 #12

I didn't know there were ultra-radtrad Catholic types. milestogo May 2022 #13

Oh, yeah, they're out there. You find them more on the internet... keep_left May 2022 #17

No, but I don't associate with anyone who has a two digit IQ which by definition is half of America. PCIntern May 2022 #15

As more and more psycho R polls call for it Cosmocat May 2022 #16

Hobby Lobby! Will not pay insurance money to women for contraceptives katmondoo May 2022 #18