@that girl: one of my close friends (the one from high school who I stayed with in D.C.) works for Catholics for Choice! :) It really is a great non-profit organization. (posted to Inner Conflicts of a Roman Catholic Feminist: Roe v. Wade)
I should mention that I meant to write "When I came to the end of the block" at the beginning of the fifth paragraph. I don't know why I didn't finish that thought! (posted to Inner Conflicts of a Roman Catholic Feminist: Roe v. Wade)
Hi there. That post was not from the site. I wrote that comment, since, well, this is my post. It's from the feministing community. I understand your point but I have to disagree with you big time. I certainly didn't (posted to Laura Ingraham mocks Meghan McCain as being 'plus-sized.')
I imagine that there are a lot of Catholics like you that still consider the church a part of their life, but also support reproductive rights. If some of them are against abortion, a lot of them obviously use birth (posted to Inner Conflicts of a Roman Catholic Feminist: Roe v. Wade)
I believe it says somewhere in the bible or other catholic dogma that an abortion before the quickening is ok (or at least only a venal sin?) but abortion after the quickening is a mortal sin. (The quickening is when (posted to Inner Conflicts of a Roman Catholic Feminist: Roe v. Wade)
I find it interesting when people of faith decide it's ok for a woman to choose. My mother became pregnant last year and reconciled it with God to have an abortion. I became pregnant last year and my partner, who (posted to Inner Conflicts of a Roman Catholic Feminist: Roe v. Wade)
I know that this is the community, but it did make it onto the front page... I agree that this post isn't so in-your-face with what I was complaining about, but the thing is that I was making a point (posted to Laura Ingraham mocks Meghan McCain as being 'plus-sized.')
