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  •  legal, safe, and rare (none / 0)

    He was trying to make a very clear distinction: there is a difference between supporting abortions, and supporting the right to have an abortion. Essentially the "available, safe, and rare" approach

    I agree that is what I expect kos intended.  It is, however, not what he said.  Sloppy shorthand in language and snap dismissals of others' opinions both contribute to the hostility here.  Precisely what you say matters more than what you mean, sometimes.

    •  thank you (none / 0)

      i didn't think my three words were right, but i couldn't remember what they were, and they sounded like they fit lol.

      I would agree that how you say something is as or more important than what you say (as the flap over Dean's "white christian" statement is an example of) and i could probably agree with the statement that he could have said it in a better way.

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