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Petitioning for Life "I had an abortion," Ms. Magazine urges its readers to declare...
opinionjournal.com ^ | August 17, 2006 | JULIA GORIN

Posted on 08/17/2006 10:50:49 AM PDT by cpforlife.org

FAMILY MATTERS

Petitioning for Life "I had an abortion," Ms. Magazine urges its readers to declare. How about "I wasn't aborted"?

The Web site of Ms. Magazine--yes, it still exists--is calling on readers to sign a petition: "I have had an abortion. I publicly join the millions of women in the United States who have had an abortion in demanding a repeal of laws that restrict women's reproductive freedom."

Well, so much for the right to privacy. If Ms. readers hadn't had so many abortions, there might be more Ms. readers. As for the rest of us, here's a petition we could all sign: "I wasn't aborted."

Having narrowly escaped being aborted, I'd be the first in line.

Like most Soviet-era fetuses conceived in Russia by couples who were already parents, I was scheduled for abortion as a matter of course. In a society where abortion was the only form of birth control, it wasn't uncommon to meet women who had double-digit abortion counts. Often a couple would schedule the appointment before they even stopped to remember that they wanted a second child.

My husband, also a second-born, and I were lucky to have been two such afterthoughts, each brought into the world thanks to one of two parents' change of heart. (Actually it was Anya Isaakovna, my mother's usual at the public clinic, who sensed a tinge of reservation and kicked her out.) Coincidentally, both my husband and I were to be the third abortions, each of us having had two siblings who weren't so lucky, which unfortunately was lucky for us.

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KEYWORDS: abortion; msmagazine; murder; postabortivewomen
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1 posted on 08/17/2006 10:50:51 AM PDT by cpforlife.org
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To: Coleus; nickcarraway; narses; Mr. Silverback; Canticle_of_Deborah; TenthAmendmentChampion; ...
Pro-Life PING

Please FreepMail me if you want on or off my Pro-Life Ping List.

2 posted on 08/17/2006 10:51:33 AM PDT by cpforlife.org (A Catholic Respect Life Curriculum is available at KnightsForLife.org)
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To: cpforlife.org

Unfortunately, the motto "My mother had an abortion" is not an option.


3 posted on 08/17/2006 10:53:53 AM PDT by Argus
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I had an abortion and all I got were these lousy health problems for the rest of my life.


4 posted on 08/17/2006 10:54:46 AM PDT by Tzimisce (How Would Mohammed Vote? Hillary for President! www.dndorks.com)
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To: cpforlife.org

They can reprint this abortion story if they want.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1682147/posts


5 posted on 08/17/2006 10:55:38 AM PDT by wagglebee ("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
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To: cpforlife.org

yuppers.


6 posted on 08/17/2006 10:57:38 AM PDT by jjm2111 (http://www.purveryors-of-truth.blogspot.com)
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To: Tzimisce

"I had an abortion and all I got were these lousy health problems for the rest of my life."

Sorry to hear that.

Planned Parenthood has repeatedly indicated there are no adverse health implications for the mother. We all know they are concerned for the mother and not for the profit side of this business.


7 posted on 08/17/2006 10:58:41 AM PDT by driftdiver
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To: cpforlife.org

How about: "I just KILLED my baby!" ?


8 posted on 08/17/2006 11:05:01 AM PDT by 2harddrive (...House a TOTAL Loss.....)
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To: cpforlife.org
TV COMMERCIAL: A sad looking pregnant woman walks into an abortion clinic. then the sky brightens as she comes out happy and dances and cartwheels to the music of "celebration".

The tagline: Have You Had an Abortion Today??

Hey, it could happen

9 posted on 08/17/2006 11:05:32 AM PDT by GeronL (flogerloon.blogspot.com -------------> Rise of the Hate Party)
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To: driftdiver

Unfortunately, the choice of the word "mother" is disturbingly ironic.


10 posted on 08/17/2006 11:09:19 AM PDT by SJSAMPLE
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To: SJSAMPLE

"Unfortunately, the choice of the word "mother" is disturbingly ironic."

I'm not pointing this at the person I was replying to. If a woman loses a baby naturally she is still referred to as a mother. I kinda figure that even if she succumbs to the propaganda she is still a mother. Those women that I know who have been through this have all felt a high level of pain and guilt after the 'procedure'.


11 posted on 08/17/2006 11:24:12 AM PDT by driftdiver
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To: cpforlife.org
If Ms. readers hadn't had so many abortions, there might be more Ms. readers.

If Democrat voters hadn't had so many abortions, there might be more Democrat voters.

12 posted on 08/17/2006 11:40:04 AM PDT by shekkian
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If Democrat voters hadn't had so many abortions, there might be more Democrat voters.

Just great! Now I'm conflicted...

13 posted on 08/17/2006 11:55:19 AM PDT by pgyanke (Christ embraces sinners; liberals embrace the sin.)
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To: shekkian

that sounds like the argument a year back about the number of criminals. If abortions were not legal WE WOULD HAVE SO MANY MORE CRIMINALS.

Perverted logic.

http://chronicle.uchicago.edu/990812/abortion.shtml


14 posted on 08/17/2006 11:59:01 AM PDT by eleni121 (General Draza Mihailovich: We will never forget you - the hero of World War Two)
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To: cpforlife.org; 2ndMostConservativeBrdMember; afraidfortherepublic; Alas; al_c; american colleen; ...
Ms. Magazine Presses, Pro-Lifers Wash (Wash for Life)

15 posted on 08/17/2006 1:28:10 PM PDT by Coleus (Roe v. Wade and Endangered Species Act both passed in 1973, Murder Babies/save trees, birds, algae)
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To: 2nd amendment mama; A2J; Agitate; AliVeritas; Alouette; Annie03; aposiopetic; attagirl; Augie76; ...
Usually I'm not much on internet petitions, but...

ProLife Ping!

If anyone wants on or off my ProLife Ping List, please notify me here or by freepmail.

16 posted on 08/17/2006 2:43:18 PM PDT by Mr. Silverback (NewsMax gives aid and comfort to the enemy-- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1642052/posts)
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To: cpforlife.org

While they're at it, they might as well get signatures from Susan Smith and Paula Yates.


17 posted on 08/17/2006 2:46:22 PM PDT by denydenydeny
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To: GeronL
Hmmmm...I'm sure PP could adapt a number of old ad taglines, like "Evertyhting goes better with abortion."

Ooh, here's another Coke tagline they could steal: "Always death."

18 posted on 08/17/2006 2:46:26 PM PDT by Mr. Silverback (NewsMax gives aid and comfort to the enemy-- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1642052/posts)
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To: GeronL
Split-screen commercial - on the left you have what you described. On the right you have, in the beginning, a little 8-week fetus sucking its thumb.

Then, while "Cel-e-brate your times, come on!" is playing, the right frame shows this.

Gauche? Or the truth?

19 posted on 08/17/2006 3:11:34 PM PDT by Lexinom
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To: Lexinom
yikes.

I don't think Planned UnParenthood would run that commercial...

20 posted on 08/17/2006 3:42:44 PM PDT by GeronL (flogerloon.blogspot.com -------------> Rise of the Hate Party)
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