# Bye Bye Baby (party to finance an abortion) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 9, 2009, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-bye-baby-party-to-finance-an-abortion/502416 "2009-07-09T04:38:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![cwthree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de0a6/32.png) [@cwthree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cwthree)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-bye-baby-party-to-finance-an-abortion/502416/201 "2009-07-14T22:13:08Z")
> [@Rubystreak](#): > > What is the big problem here? Justin\_Bailey has to turn in his Liberal Card because he’s not 100% OK with someone publicizing their abortion for cash? That’s too bad. You think it’s fine, doesn’t need to be private. He thinks it’s squicky to broadcast something that private. People form judgments and have their lines in different places. He’s not trying to force anyone to do it his way, just expressing his opinion that it bugs him. We don’t all have to be lockstep on this issue, do we? Oh, good grief. I don’t care about **Justin\_Bailey** ’s political leanings, and I don’t care that he _personally_ finds the notion of an abortion fundraiser distasteful. I’m irked by the implication that abortion is **objectively** more private than some of the other things that were mentioned. This is a message board. People disagree about stuff. Cope. ---
**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-bye-baby-party-to-finance-an-abortion/502416/202 "2009-07-14T22:25:48Z")
> [@cwthree](#): > > Oh, good grief. I don’t care about **Justin\_Bailey** ’s political leanings, and I don’t care that he _personally_ finds the notion of an abortion fundraiser distasteful. I’m irked by the implication that abortion is **objectively** more private than some of the other things that were mentioned. Obviously it’s not OBJECTIVELY anything. It’s someone’s opinion. It’s ALL someone’s opinion. Does that have to be explicitly stated in a forum called IMHO? Apparently it does. And the opinion that abortion is more private than a root canal is not a novel view. That it irks you is rather odd. I can see disagreeing with it personally, but irked? Wow. There’s no way you can wrap your head around the idea that abortion could be seen as a more private matter than a root canal by someone? I think that’s a failure of imagination on your part. > [@](#): > > This is a message board. People disagree about stuff. Cope. You’re the one taking issue with another poster’s view. He disagrees with you, but you’re all irked by it, so apparently it’s you who needs the directive to “cope.” ---
**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-bye-baby-party-to-finance-an-abortion/502416/203 "2009-07-14T22:32:49Z")
Disgusting. Abortion is immoral but if it must happen then it should be done with the greatest shame and guilt humanly possible. ---
**Author:** ![cwthree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de0a6/32.png) [@cwthree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cwthree)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2009, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-bye-baby-party-to-finance-an-abortion/502416/204 "2009-07-15T01:14:12Z")
> [@Rubystreak](#): > > You’re the one taking issue with another poster’s view. He disagrees with you, but you’re all irked by it, so apparently it’s you who needs the directive to “cope.” _Everyone_ in this thread is taking issue with someone’s view. And I’m not the one who’s getting bent out of shape about it - you’re the one who felt the need to call me to task ( **Justin\_Bailey** seems to be holding his own just fine). If it disturbs you that much, the mods are there to help you. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2009, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-bye-baby-party-to-finance-an-abortion/502416/205 "2009-07-15T01:22:48Z")
I just don’t see what’s so bad about seeing an abortion as different than a root canal without stigmatizing the person. Is it wrong to see abortion as “bad”? ---
**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2009, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-bye-baby-party-to-finance-an-abortion/502416/206 "2009-07-15T01:52:27Z")
> [@cwthree](#): > > _Everyone_ in this thread is taking issue with someone’s view. And I’m not the one who’s getting bent out of shape about it - you’re the one who felt the need to call me to task ( **Justin\_Bailey** seems to be holding his own just fine). If it disturbs you that much, the mods are there to help you. :rolleyes: Huh? I’m not bent out of shape. I’m not irked. I’m not taking anyone to task. I’m arguing a point in a thread wherein we are arguing opinions. It’s an intellectual exercise for me. I am not taking issue with your view or you, though I can’t say that’s being reciprocated. I do think you need to relax. I don’t see where the mods would come into things. Now, if you can stick to discussing the points and not get personal, that would be nice. ---
**Author:** ![cwthree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de0a6/32.png) [@cwthree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cwthree)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2009, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-bye-baby-party-to-finance-an-abortion/502416/207 "2009-07-15T14:45:01Z")
> [@Rubystreak](#): > > Huh? I’m not bent out of shape. I’m not irked. I’m not taking anyone to task. I’m arguing a point in a thread wherein we are arguing opinions. It’s an intellectual exercise for me. I am not taking issue with your view or you, though I can’t say that’s being reciprocated. I do think you need to relax. I don’t see where the mods would come into things. Now, if you can stick to discussing the points and not get personal, that would be nice. You seem to be taking this rather personally. If you’d like to comment on something relevant to the OP, I’m not stopping you. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-bye-baby-party-to-finance-an-abortion/502416.md?page=10)