Comments on from IF to when: where vaginas and politics collide

Nice point of view and understanding. I really app...

2012-02-21T22:26:23.970-06:00

Nice point of view and understanding. I really appreciate your ideas and implementation. Thanks for sharing.

This is a difficult debate. There was a long time ...

2012-01-28T20:11:16.237-06:00

This is a difficult debate. There was a long time when I would have considered myself staunchly "pro-life". And yet now, while my personal beliefs about the morality or immorality of the act have not changed, I would hesitate to use that term.

Because I firmly believe that if one is pro-life, one needs to truly support *all* vulnerable life, not just the unborn. I can't

Anonymous: Thank you for your comment. It takes so...

2012-01-28T07:32:44.075-06:00

Anonymous: Thank you for your comment. It takes so much courage to share your story in such a public way. I am sad to hear that you were a victim of such a terrible crime, but I truly admire you for your bravery for speaking out. I am also happy to hear that you are experiencing the joys of motherhood after suffering a such a terrible loss in your miscarriage. You sound like one amazing woman and

I am posting anonymously - not because I intend to...

2012-01-28T04:28:21.841-06:00

I am posting anonymously - not because I intend to hide away from my comments, but because I am not strong enough to say my name at this time.

I just want to say that as a victim of rape, if I had conceived during what was a very traumatic experience as a teenager, I would have had an abortion.

I was a teenager, still in compulsory education. I wasn't taking

Or Adele they can watch "If these walls could...

2012-01-27T22:05:08.554-06:00

Or Adele they can watch "If these walls could talk" and HBO movie!

I thought I was done but then I read C's comme...

2012-01-27T22:01:16.515-06:00

I thought I was done but then I read C's comment on basic junior high biology.

So C, basic junior high biology will also tell you that the 8 cells created when the sperm meets the egg can not live on it's own outside the human body...is this life if it can't survive on it's own???

What do you believe?

And you know what...God bless you...you have

It is INSANE. That's all I can say about it be...

2012-01-27T21:53:22.995-06:00

It is INSANE. That's all I can say about it because otherwise I'm going to lose my nut completely. But the fact that such things are even being talked about...that birth control is even being vilified (can you hear me sputtering?) is utterly shocking to me. And anyone who thinks differently should go watch the film "4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days". Romania under Ceaucescu is a

Okay I did not read all of the comments because (o...

2012-01-27T21:16:57.993-06:00

Okay I did not read all of the comments because (of course) I got pissed off by Anonymous's comments. BUT I am going to address another aspect of Rick Santorum's interview for Anonymous to chew on!

Rick Santorum's believes in the death penalty and not abortion!

Isn't murder...murder!

Only one is allowed to judge and it's not you!

Wow. And I had a little issue with adoption agenc...

2012-01-27T15:34:56.359-06:00

Wow. And I had a little issue with adoption agencies classifying rape as special needs. Our agency does not do that, but it is a question on the medical checklist.

I tend to agree with your stance. I want the government to focus on issues other than what women should do with their uteruses (uteri?)

Thank you. I too hold back my political views but...

2012-01-27T14:01:28.794-06:00

Thank you. I too hold back my political views but I am unabashedly pro-choice.

it goes desperately against the grain for me not t...

2012-01-27T13:09:21.911-06:00

it goes desperately against the grain for me not to get involved in a fight on the internet, but i'm going to try not to. just this once. (except i will say that i agree with you.)

however, as someone who has done some time studying the history of american health care, i can definitively say that no, there was never a time when politics was used to ensure equal access to care

You speak my mind as well, Katie. I have no desir...

2012-01-27T12:38:52.620-06:00

You speak my mind as well, Katie. I have no desire to jump into the fray of this debate -- these are the sorts of beliefs that people feel incredibly passionately about whichever way they believe. Name calling and wishing ill upon others has no point.

I find it ironic that people say life begins at co...

2012-01-27T11:35:40.511-06:00

I find it ironic that people say life begins at conception, yet they don't support me getting free progesterone to support that conception.

Good luck on your adoption search.

As a person who devastatingly lost three pregnanci...

2012-01-27T08:17:46.987-06:00

As a person who devastatingly lost three pregnancies to miscarriage, I have to say that at conception they are "potential human beings." I deeply deeply mourn the loss of the lives they might have had, their "potential" if you will. But in biological terms, they were not ever going to be "babies." Two of them didn't develop enough to even form a fetal pole &

I have to admit that I did not read all of the com...

2012-01-27T07:55:33.897-06:00

I have to admit that I did not read all of the comments above me, but I get the basic point of the argument. There are many things that disturb be about what RS has said, but I am also very disappointed in the overall pro-choice view too (not necessarily just on this post). I don't really care if that upsets anyone. I am just one person and my vote will be cast by my opinion & views. I&

C said... So, if it is right for them, you ad...

2012-01-26T23:37:44.651-06:00

C said...

So, if it is right for them, you advocate that women can kill their innocent children growing in their wombs? That is the choice you are referring to?

I assume this was to me, since it was following my comment.

Yes, that is exactly what I'm advocating. That is the choice. I call it terminating a pregnancy, you call it murdering a child, but we

Basic junior high biology text books say life begi...

2012-01-26T23:07:11.496-06:00

Basic junior high biology text books say life begins at conception. We can throw stats and facts back and forth all night (I have plenty to refute what you claim Kakunaa), but when someone starts using euphemisms in a debate, I believe it's time to head out of the conversation.

A "potential" human being? Really? It's a living thing at conception right? It's not

As women, it is important for us all to respect on...

2012-01-26T23:03:03.149-06:00

As women, it is important for us all to respect one another as people. We may not always agree, but thats ok. The world would be a boring place if we were all on the same page.

I would imagine those posting with negative comments about Katie really do not know her. She is a young, strong and brave woman putting herself out to the world, and that can come with criticisms as well.

You spoke my mind well here as well. Nice work fo...

2012-01-26T20:21:18.862-06:00

You spoke my mind well here as well. Nice work for having the guts.

I cannot believe we've gone from a place where...

2012-01-26T20:07:44.092-06:00

I cannot believe we've gone from a place where we're not even debating whether the average citizen who accidentally conceived can get one - we want to restrict it so much that even the victim of a horrible crime can't get one? A mother whose life is in danger can't get one? Because of the baby's innocence? The woman (or in the case of incest - even young girl!) is innocent

what about the babies choice? The babies right to...

2012-01-26T19:09:06.389-06:00

what about the babies choice? The babies right to live? I always hear the argument that it's a woman's body and her choice....ok...what about the baby? I don't understand this argument because it make no sense. The woman has a choice but the innocent baby does not. to me all life is a gift, every sweet baby no matter how they are conceived. in a case of rape it would be hard,

Cathy, I believe Kakunaa was calling out the other...

2012-01-26T18:40:41.977-06:00

Cathy, I believe Kakunaa was calling out the other anonymous poster, not you, for the insults. Just to clear that up.

Cathy, I am talking about that very choice. Not e...

2012-01-26T18:35:40.580-06:00

Cathy, I am talking about that very choice. Not everyone sees life beginning at conception. An embryo is not a breathing cognizant being. At least not as some see it. Not as medical science, or for that matter, the law see it. That is as it stands right now. Baby loss is tragic. But so is someone having to carry a child to term if all they feel is hatred and violation. And the question

I absolutely agree with Katie. I personally would...

2012-01-26T18:17:57.697-06:00

I absolutely agree with Katie. I personally would not want to choose abortion after rape- I am 37 and childless due to infertility and know that God can turn anything into a blessing. However, not having been pregnant from a rape (or even more horrible, incest), I cant ever truly know that my "noble" ideals will hold up under such a horrible event. I may hate God after being brutally

I remember having a discussion in college about ha...

2012-01-26T17:49:23.769-06:00

I remember having a discussion in college about having an abortion if the mother's life was in danger and something one of my roommates said to me was "if that woman's child was about to get hit by a bus- she certainly would jump in front of the bus and risk her life for her child. Why is it any different for an unborn baby?" And I think that applies to this situation as well.