Apparently, Lots of Libertarians Don't Think Women are People Either

[paft.livejournal.com]

So The Mercatus, a right-wing think tank, has declared North Dakota -- which recently passed an incredibly restrictive anti-abortion law, one of the free-est of all the fifty states

Once again, we see that when right wing libertarians use the word "liberty," they're using their own extra-special definition of it. As Salon has pointed out reproductive freedom apparently isn't even entered into the calculations,

Women, you see, just don't count.



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Comments

[dwer.livejournal.com]

Men do not get a say. Period. The woman decides if she wants to keep the baby, the woman decides if she wants an abortion, the woman decides if she wants the man's help in either of those.

And you're wrong; I've been in the situation, and, appropriately, I did what my partner wanted me to do, and did not attempt to influence her decision in any way, shape or form.

Abortion rights are a woman's issue. Period.

must be the full moon

[rick-day.livejournal.com]

Two posts ago I said "lets agree to disagree" but you can't have it that way, can you?

Why can't you accept the possibility that you may be wrong? Why are you so intently insistent, on a Saturday night, that I lockstep with your position?

Better yet, why is it so important that I must agree with your opinion 100% (because we agree on 98% of the reproductive rights issue?)

Damn..pushy liberals, indeed. Let it GO, dude!

[american-geist.livejournal.com]

Yeah why won't those pushy liberals just let that abortion issue go? It's not like it affects anyone's real life or anything.

[rick-day.livejournal.com]

changing my mind will no nothing to move this issue one way or the other.

I remain anti-illegal abortion.

deal with it.

[dwer.livejournal.com]

Because your mansplaining damages women's rights. Because I'm not wrong. Because it's not opinion.

I'm not going to let it go till you admit that you're wrong. Because it's important that people who are wrong about how critical abortion rights are for women recognize that they're wrong.

[notmrgarrison.livejournal.com]

Because I'm not wrong. Because it's not opinion.

Of course it's an opinion. And that opinion makes it easy for males to abandon the pregnant partner in the first place.

[dwer.livejournal.com]

it's never difficult for men to abandon their pregnant partner should they choose to.