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‘I Had an Abortion’ Shirt Sales Stir Controversy at University of North Carolina Wilmington
The Blaze ^ | April 19, 2012 | Christopher Santarelli

Posted on 04/29/2012 1:20:17 PM PDT by Salman

While the right to privacy may have been the key to securing abortion rights in Roe v. Wade, some advocates of the controversial procedure today want to walk around with a sign, t-shirt to be exact, broadcasting their reproductive decisions.

In 2004, abortion advocate and author Jennifer Baumgardner launched the “I Had an Abortion” project to encourage women and men to “come out” about their procedures. The campaign featured shirts that read “I Had an Abortion,” a book, photo exhibit, and documentary film featuring 10 women – including feminist Gloria Steinem – describe their abortion experiences spanning seven decades.

In preparation of an upcoming panel discussion and book signing featuring Baumgardner at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, controversy ensued when “I Had an Abortion” shirts began to pop up around campus. WWAY reports that the panel was held Monday by the Women’s Studies Department and LGBTQIA Resource Office, where the controversial shirts were sold for $15 each at the event.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: abortion; boasting; moralabsolutes; prolife
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To: Salman

Abortion has long term psychological effects.

It would be interesting how many of the t shirt wearing “I had an abortion” wearers have psychological or relationship problems.....of course it would not occur to them the root cause could very well be their decision to kill an unborn child...


21 posted on 04/29/2012 2:04:31 PM PDT by Kimmers (Fair isn't everybody getting the same thing, fair is getting what you need to be successful)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

My guess is that LGBTQIA stands for Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (or Transexual?) Queer Intersex (?) Alternative (?).

Maybe they should throw in a ‘K’ at the end for “Kitchen sink”.


22 posted on 04/29/2012 2:06:40 PM PDT by vladimir998
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To: vladimir998
Back in the day, we just used the acronym "perv".

Oh. Wait. It wasn't an acronym.

23 posted on 04/29/2012 2:08:35 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Like Emmett Till, Trayvon Martin has become simply a stick with which to beat Whites.)
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To: Salman

24 posted on 04/29/2012 2:20:20 PM PDT by garjog
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To: Salman

25 posted on 04/29/2012 2:25:29 PM PDT by garjog
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To: vladimir998

I thought queer too, but perhaps it is “questioning” which is a big phrase nowadays. I suppose so then you can act like a queer without being one!? And the IA might be In America.

My BIG question is, what do they call the group where the straight men can be found!?


26 posted on 04/29/2012 2:30:05 PM PDT by 21twelve
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To: Jack Hydrazine

Literally Gone Brainless Totally Queer Immoral Animals


27 posted on 04/29/2012 2:31:05 PM PDT by Conservaliberty (25 and conservative. I guess I have no heart, Oh, well, makes shooting the bad guys easier.)
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To: Salman

How about this tee shirt:

I’VE HAD 15 ABORTIONS — PAID FOR BY YOU.


28 posted on 04/29/2012 2:33:17 PM PDT by garjog
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To: Salman

I don’t care what they do, they’re never going to succeed in making abortion the “admirable” or “heroic” choice they seem to want to portray it as. People instinctively know that murdering your own offspring is not praiseworthy. I don’t see how these sorts of campaigns can do anything but backfire.


29 posted on 04/29/2012 2:42:04 PM PDT by Argus
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To: Salman

Talk about shameless. Might as well say “I sleep around.” Nice advertising. Run for your lives, guys. Could be YOUR baby next.


30 posted on 04/29/2012 2:47:20 PM PDT by bboop (Without justice, what else is the State but a great band of robbers? St. Augustine)
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To: Salman

Talk about shameless. Might as well say “I sleep around.” Nice advertising. Run for your lives, guys. Could be YOUR baby next.


31 posted on 04/29/2012 2:47:36 PM PDT by bboop (Without justice, what else is the State but a great band of robbers? St. Augustine)
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To: Argus

You just beat me to it! I LOVE it when libs tie their own ropes. Just stand back and let them hang themselves!


32 posted on 04/29/2012 2:52:47 PM PDT by LittleBillyInfidel (This tagline has been formatted to fit the screen. Some content has been edited.)
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To: Salman
If they really believed in what they did, the shirt would say, "I Killed My Baby."

ML/NJ

33 posted on 04/29/2012 3:29:00 PM PDT by ml/nj
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To: GeronL

Really know what?


34 posted on 04/29/2012 3:37:13 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

Every time I see that LGBT... thang, there are new letters. I have ceased beung curious about their meaning.


35 posted on 04/29/2012 3:41:13 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: GeronL

They just want to make everyone feel included...except the heteros!


36 posted on 04/29/2012 3:49:52 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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To: Salman

I am for this. I would like to know who these woman are before risking the life of my unborn child.


37 posted on 04/29/2012 3:53:13 PM PDT by wizwor
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To: ml/nj
If they really believed in what they did, the shirt would say, "I Killed My Baby."

I think they are in serious denial about that, though on some level they know.

38 posted on 04/29/2012 3:59:38 PM PDT by Salman
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Click the link. The Republic you save may be your own.

39 posted on 04/29/2012 4:05:37 PM PDT by RedMDer (https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/default.aspx?tsid=93)
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To: Salman

The response to this could be very harsh. T-shirts:

You Had An Abortion?
You Killed Your Baby.

You Had An Abortion?
I Will Pray For Your Child.

You Had An Abortion?
Did The Child’s Father Know?

You Had An Abortion?
Human Life Means That
Little To You?

You Had An Abortion?
How Old Would Your Child
Have Been?


40 posted on 04/29/2012 4:46:37 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("God's light and God's life ooze over me like warm butter." -- Gay Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson)
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