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		abraininavat on Sept 19, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Children are suffering a severe deficit of play Your definition of "hypocrisy" is off. A hypocrite is someone whose current actions and professed moral standards don't agree. The father was simply wrong about you, not a hypocrite. And the The View host simply changed her mind due to a new perspective, for right or wrong.

jlgreco on Sept 19, 2013 [–]

The question is if the The View host regrets her decision, or if she stands by it while opposing abortion currently.

I don't know which is the case, though I do know somebody who goes with the later. I can't say I respect them very much.

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