Maybe people would be a bit more responsible.
No. There'd just be more orphans, more abortions, and we'd all be up to our armpits in unwanted children.
Maybe if sex had anything to
do with "responsibility", then outlawing contraception and abortion would stop people from having it.
But the fact is, people are going to get by as best they can. That's human nature.
And especially for the poor, the ones who
really can't afford more children, sex is a marketable commodity, often their only one.
And no, I'm not talking about prostitution. I'm talking about the tendency of people to attempt to bond with or ally themselves with another who can help them, who can protect them, who can advance them and their offspring, who can help them obtain what they need, materially, emotionally, physically, and in all ways.
People have this natural tendency to partner up... and not only that, but to make the best and most advantageous match that they can.
It's instinctive, it's human nature, it can't be helped, it will never stop, and why should it? It's a workable system.
It's always been done; up until recently, a woman's male guardian- often her father- made this match for her, aka arranged marriages.
But this wasn't a great system, because not all fathers are trustworthy, and daughters were not generally considered valuable
except as commodities, and all too often, fathers chose a match that would be personally advantageous to
them- and their daughters' wellbeing be damned.
So now, for the past 150+ years, it's been up to women themselves to make their own matches.
And this is what they're doing. They aren't going to
stop, not if you take away their access to medical treatment, not if you endanger their lives, not
ever, for
any reason. They're not going to stop.
How can they? It's what human beings have done since we crawled out of caves and began to cultivate crops and developed this thing called civilization.
Do you think they're going to stop, because you take away their access to safe, legal medical care?
Are you nuts??
They'll just die, like they always did up until now (and still do, in developing nations).
And the world will be overrun with diseased and impoverished orphans, like it always has been, up until now (and still is, in developing nations).
And the value of women and children will once again be nil, except as commodities-
commodities for others to benefit from, not even for themselves- like they always were up until now, and still are in developing nations.
So, in short, no. I don't think your suggestion is helpful, but thanks for putting it out there.
Everybody uses contraception, and no one is particularly interested in stopping; not men, not women.
I find it objectionable that you routinely post disinformation (albeit anecdotal only) about how you experienced unplanned pregnancies as a result of contraceptive failure, but then dispensed with contraception, began using NFP, and were able to control your fertility.
I understand this may be true in your case, but surely you are aware that medical science has researched the matter thoroughly, and that the efficacy rate of NFP is pitiful compared to the efficacy rate of hormonal contraception (which, with perfect use, is around 98%).
I almost feel you ought to attach a little warning to your posts, such as "Results are not typical; consumer results may vary"... or at least, "Don't try this at home, kiddies".
You talk about "responsibility", and then you dispense bad advice and disseminate misinformation that's liable to result in
more unwanted pregnancies and
more abortions, which is the very thing you're claiming to oppose-
if, that is, anybody actually takes you at your word. And there's a good chance they
will, seeing as how this is the internet and any thirteen-year-old with a personal computer is able to access this stuff.
Responsibility? What's that?
Barrier methods and sterilization aren't lethal
Sure they are. Most of them contain spermicide.
Same suffix as homicide. Get it?
Just like pesticide kills pests, and homicide kills "hom" (aka "homo sapiens", Latin for "people"), spermicide kills sperm.
Aren't sperm alive?
If not, then why would we need spermicide to kill them?
What have they ever done to
you?
They're just doing their
job. They're innocent.
How can you justify murdering them?
:doh
Comments like this are to stop, now. 1069 is correct about why this user has been banned. My suggestion is if you have a question about mod actions, DO NOT POST IT; PM that mod. Remember, not all mod actions are public. I am inclined to archive and lock this thread, as it was started by a troll, for no purpose other then to troll. As, currently, people are debating an offshoot issue, reasonably, I will wait. ANY rule violations will be infractable and the thread will be shut down.
