>>>Please understand that the girl has my sincere sympathy. That's a tough situation to be in anyway, and now the whole world knows about it. I think I would want to go far away from civilization for a while. (Alaska, maybe <g>).
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>>But isn't it ironic that if the girl had announced she was pregnant but was waiting for the outcome of the election to decide if she would have third trimester abortion this would be hailed in Daily KOS as a courageous choice.
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>Of course, there's an amendment in the works which would prohibit any mention of any other choices, but birth enforcement and third trimester abortion, so that anyone can understand what "pro-choicers" mean to offer choose between.

I thought the amendment had to do with what is taught in schools? (as if that were not bad enough). I don't see it happening (thank goodness) because that is something that has traditionally been decided by each state (as it is now). That amendment, regardless, will never pass.