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Originally posted by valkyrie
If someone is so emotionally fragile after having an abortion for medical reasons that a t-shirt would upset her, wouldn't she also be upset by seeing families out with their healthy babies? I don't think that likelihood of upsetting someone is a good reason to not wear a tshirt.
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There's a difference, though. The women who had to have an abortion for medical reasons
wanted her baby; most people who have abortions for other reasons usually
don't. Yes, seeing a family with a healthy child can be upsetting, but not nearly as much as seeing someone boldly proclaim they ended their child's life (and don't even tell me that it's just a fetus, not a child, because in the mind of a pregnant (or formerly pregnant) woman, that baby is her child--a living person--from the day she sees those two little lines on the pg test.) The same goes for women who have had miscarriages.
Allthough I don't consider myself pro-Choice, I do respect people who feel that's the best decision for them at that time. No, women do not need to be ashamed of the fact they had an abortion, but neither does it need to be glorified or treated in such a blase manner. No matter what Planned Parenthood's motive was in promoting these t-shirts, it is in poor taste and will most likely cause them more issues.