Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] [POLITICS] what next?

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Fri, 2 Dec 2005, Christian M. Cepel wrote:

> Fiddlesticks!  There have been studies in the past year about people 
> being pushed to have abortions, especially in free and community and 
> student clinics.  I'll have to see if I can find them.  They were very 
> very disturbing.  I think one of the stories was in Focus on the 
> Family's Citizenlink.

Are you sure they weren't just spinning a good yarn to rally the troops? 
Why would clinic workers want women to have abortions?


> The fact that this had anything to do with her being Korean has nothing 
> to do with speculation.  They patronized her.  They told her how they 
> were understanding of 'her situation'.  They assured her that she would 
> remain anonymous, etc, etc, etc.  They treated her like she could not 
> understand English, and ignored the fact that she spoke flawless 
> English.  There was no question they altered their behavior because she 
> was Korean, or more likely, they were too ignorant to know that, and 
> treated her as a generic 'Asian'.

Why doesn't she sue them?

Mike

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