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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How is it hurtful and offensive to give information? None of the posts in that thread were rude or trying to be intentionally hurtful.

Let's not pretend that women are really given info on what abortion is and what actually happens because they are not. That's why people are so flippant about it. Because it's "just a procedure", you aren't thinking about what that procedure is actually doing.

So if someone comes along and points that out, it's not because they are trying to be hurtful (in most cases). It's because you should know. Now if you choose to still make the same choice- then okay, at least you aren't making it in ignorance.

Some women do choose to have their babies even if the outcomes are likely negative. They have a right to share that, just like you have a right to share your experiences. Also, there are some cases were the unfortunate circumstances do not lead to death of the child; but just a different lifestyle. That point of view needs to be heard as well. It is not inappropriate to discuss POVS that have likely not been considered.
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[b]Women in this situation who have decided on termination have all the information they need,[/b] and believe me, agonize over "the procedure" and have considered all the angles.  The fact that you don't understand this just shows that you're callously/ignorantly/naively using these threads to spout your own agenda, and have never REMOTELY been in a similar circumstance.

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How on earth can you possibly know this?  You have absolutely no idea what information someone else has or hasn't heard, and whether or not additional perspectives would be helpful for them.  Why are you so adamant that certain perspectives MUST be silenced?  Women who want absolutely no challenge to their choice (about abortion or any other difficult topic) hold their story very close, and do not share it with places like DCUM.

By the way, no one was offensive, mean, or otherwise judgmental to the OP in the other thread.  If you read carefully, you will see that there were a few instances of posters in support of OP who called the other perspective "crazies", which is slightly derogative but none of it was mean enough to warrant silencing IMO.[/quote]

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