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Wednesday, October 4, 2006 12:00 AM

"We had abortions" -- and outing ourselves was our choice

AOL poll misleads readers about Ms. cover story.
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  • Friday, October 6, 2006 06:14 AM

    Scratching my little feminist head here...

    ...trying to figure out why it's important to list whether one had an abortion. Is it a form of outing? So that readers can say, "Well, if so-and-so had one, I guess it's OK." or "If so-and-so had one, well, geez, I wouldn't want her punished"?

    While I can see (but do not agree with) the logic of that mindset, I don't see any other upside.

    I respect a woman's right to a safe and legal abortion but just don't get this tactic.

    —RatherBRidin' Read RatherBRidin''s other letters

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