Bernard,
You have just demonstrated clearly why men should not legislate by law what women can or cannot do with their bodies.
Abortion, a form of convenient birth control???
I have been pregnant twice on birth control ( Deppo shot).
I am not promiscuous…..steady boyfriend and the other my husband later.
Nightmare every time .
I was so incredibly sick for two months both times and had to continue working and handle my responsibilities……
You have to wait at least 10 weeks to able to get an abortion.
10 weeks of being so sick that you can barley function.
Imagine the worst hangover you ever had, 10 fold, 24/7 with no chance of waking up and feeling better.
But rather, waking up and feeling worse…
Getting an abortion is not a walk in a park either.
Unless they put you under ( very expensive then) also very painful.
It is simply ignorant and ludicrous that you consider this a form of birth control.
Luckily I live in a free country where I have the choice to stop the nightmare of my body changing in something completely different beyond my control.
Though its an unpleasant procedure, it is the first day of getting better.
The end of a 10 week ordeal.
Additional, I have never regretted my choices.
In fact I am grateful to have a choice over my life and grateful to organizations like Planned parenthood that provide the care and support to help you through this.
BTW, they help women that want to have children just as much as those that chose not to.
Additionally they help women prevent unwanted pregnancies....the most important reason to keep funding them.
Getting pregnant requires neither great skill or responsibility.
2 mental midgets of the opposite sex left alone in a room alone long enough can accomplish that…..it’s neither especially virtuous nor deserving of special praise.
Choosing and preparing yourself to a parent ….
Making a min of 18 year and hopefully beyond commitment to care for a little human and providing a loving and nurturing environment….
Teaching and caring for your children….
Is a huge accomplishment that deserves and receives all my respect.
However this is not something you should force a woman or a man into by circumstance, bad luck or Law.
Neither is this a good start for sound parentage.
Why some women or as you say poorer women have more children, is not something I can't answer because I neither judge nor speak for them.
As I wish not to be judged for making the best and most responsible choices for my life.
If you or your wife or girlfriend gets pregnant, you are free to choose, even if keeping it (making that commitment) is your choice by your ethical default.
Again this is your choice….for your reasons and respected.
Why would you want to deny people you don’t even know, who’s circumstances are not known to you, the responsibility of those important life choices?
Because you’ve already made yours?
So you want to force them by law to choose like you?
