FB post about abortion goes viral: 'Women have given their lives to defend it'—'stop apologizing'

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FB post about abortion goes viral: 'Women have given their lives to defend it'—'stop apologizing'
Dec 02, 2015 11:17am EST by Leslie Salzillo


Amanda Duarte is refreshing and courageous. When many are afraid to talk about abortion, as if it’s a bad word, Duarte passionately posts the hard truth on her Facebook page to set the record straight. She relays important reasons why we should own the word, “abortion,” as well as our constitutional right to obtain one. Here is her post, which is going viral:

I don't care if Planned Parenthood provides nothing BUT abortion services. I don't care if it's a million-story abortion superpark with abortion waterslides and an abortion electrical parade. Abortion is legal. ABORTION IS LEGAL. If I read one more "defense" of Planned Parenthood that says "it's not JUST abortions!" or "only 5% of what they do is abortion! And abortions aren't federally funded!" I'm going to abort myself. Abortion is legal, culturally necessary, and good for humanity. It has been and will be practiced for millennia. It is essential. It is a fact. By minimizing, denying or apologizing for this fact, you are allowing these venal anti-woman Nazis to frame this debate and continue to chip away at this essential right. Abortion is not tragic. It is not painful. It is a fact. It is a right. Demand it, fight for it, and for the sake of the women who have given their lives to defend it, stop apologizing for it.

Amanda’s post, as of right now, has close to 60k likes. But not everyone is “liking” what she has to say. In fact, some are really annoyed. ...

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