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So, pro choice then. Come on "pro-life" people if you make exceptions you are pro choice. Abortion should be legal and accessible to women who need it, birth control too.

You're projecting logical thinking. Stop.

The Republicans need wedge issues for culture wars. It's a numbers game and that's all they care about.

Projecting logic and critical thinking on a party that's moving towards fascism is a fool's errand.

The Atlantic article is paywalled.

Here's a link to the author's blog post: https://joycearthur.com/abortion/the-only-moral-abortion-is-my-abortion/

I'm a pro-life person ... there are times when you need an abortion.

That's pro-choice my man.

Holtorf: That's just a story. What's more important is the policy.

The policy is the whole fucking problem! His hypocrisy is an issue because, even with a complete lack of any ability to empathize with different people in different circumstances (which I assume as a default from right-wingers), he ought to understand this situation because it did happen to him. Yet he just doesn't care. Christ, what an asshole.

"The Only Moral Abortion is My Abortion" By Joyce Arthur (copyright © September 2000)

This quote pissed me off. I'm fucking pro choice AF and this to me just says this interview wasn't anything but to make him feel and look stupid and strengthen identity politics. It is gross. A real thoughtful response would have GRASPED onto that admittance that it is a medical procedure and point out how the law has hindered necessary medical treatment for fear of courts deeming it "illegal" because now politicians with power and monetary motivations get to decide what is medically necessary and not anyone with education in medicine or science even.

Grab those "liberal" threads they tried to deny is reality and pull it to the forefront don't just butt heads with stupid fucking onelines that could make a headline.

I mean, I'd rather he have no kids, so I agree that him being the father should be an exception.

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For those unfamiliar with Sinclair, here is just one of their shitty tactics:

• Sinclair Made Dozens of Local News Anchors Recite the Same Script

“This is extremely dangerous to our democracy.”

There are no Sinclair networks in Colorado.

Because usually these people choose to scamper away screaming incoherent obscenities and slurs. Progress is progress.

It's not even a "gotcha" question. He seems to be clear that his girlfriend's abortion allowed her to live her best life, and he supported it. So it stands to reason that if he's voting to restrict abortion, that there must be some line between his girlfriend's situation, which he supported, and what he votes to restrict. And asking that question is key to understanding his position (if giving him a whole HEAP of benefit-of-the-doubt he doesn't deserve).

If he wanted to maintain any kind of consistency, he could have simply said "it's legal right now, so it was her decision and she was able to get one, and if there is a financial burden in that I should take equal responsibility. I don't think it should be an option, but I can't make her choose not to when it isn't illegal." And that would be that. Even the "best life" thing could be squared away: "It's never good when a life that should come into this world never sees daylight, but there are, of course, some options that are available that wouldn't exist with a child, and she has those options. Many women have children unexpectedly and have rich, fulfilling lives, even if they weren't what they planned. What I meant by her best life is to say she could continue on the path she found to be best, before she found out she was pregnant."

I'm about as pro-choice as it gets and even I can come up with some shitty justifications for his bullshit hypocrisy. So it's not just that this guy is a hypocrite, he's also an idiot. If you're incapable of explaining your actions and voting, you have no business running for any political position.

"Having to answer for our hypocrisy is unfair!"

Republicans

That's the thing, isn't it? Literally nobody wants one. But Repubs keep telling lies like women choose abortion as their primary means of birth control.

In groups to protect, outgroups to bind. That seems to be all conservatism is.