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Aella
@Aella_Girl
One of the strongest pieces of evidence that our culture sucks at thinking or empathy is the abortion debate. Pro-choicers constantly characterize pro-lifers as "not actually caring about babies, but just want to control the bodies of women" which is one of the stupidest things
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@Aella_Girl
Like, I definitely think abortion is great, but pro-choice people often view themselves as being very reasonable and progressive, but if they were then they wouldn't insist that the opponent's motivation isn't valid just because it makes them sympathetic.
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@Aella_Girl
Like, pro-life people legitimately think they are saving the lives of infants. And yes, if someone thinks that, then of course it makes sense they're gonna try to make abortion illegal. You would too if you fuckin thought you were preventing the mass slaughter of innocents.
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@Aella_Girl
Are the pro-lifers consistent about it? No. Is their "saving the lives of innocents thing" at the expense of women's agency over their lives? Yes. Doesn't mean they aren't still trying to stop what is in their eyes a legalized massacre, my dudes.
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@Aella_Girl
The claim that this is really about controlling women's bodies is horseshit. It's a side effect, not the main goal. It's just super easy to take unflattering side effects and point at it and scream loudly THIS IS WHAT YOU WANTED ALL ALONG, YOU VILLAINS
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@Call_me_hicks
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@Aella_Girl
Not to be pedantic, but a side effect is still an effect. While I agree questioning someone's motivation is unhelpful, pointing about potential negative consequences is part of debate. PS- I'm sorry about your brother.
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