who's this "we", Kemosabe? Why should "we" be prepared to take responsibility for someone else's actions? Clearly, whoever gets pregnant should be the one to be prepared for the fact that it isn't going to work all the time.
We is American citizens - the people who pay for everything in this country.
Speak for yourself, not me and everybody else.
And yes, the person who gets pregnant [or makes her so] should be prepared for it - but if they're not, who will support the innocent [can't say 'baby' without the qualifier anymore, lol] baby that results?
The parents, whether they are prepared for it or not. Failing that, anyone who wants to help pitch in, kinda the way it's been done since humans first started giving birth.
Or do we [that's you too, Kemosabe]
Hey, I'm Tonto, you're Kemosabe.
just say "Sorry, little innocent baby - you got the wrong parents if you want to eat."
Pretty much, yeah. Life isn't about fair. If someone, or a group, like a church or other charitable organization wants to help out, great. If not, well, that's life. Harsh, maybe. The thing is, my bleeding heart tells me what to do with my money, while your bleeding heart tells you what to do with my money. Something's wrong there.
I think you mean, "Access to free and cheap birth control has been eroded..." That's because people are sick and tired of paying for it.
Penny wise and pound foolish: birth control is far cheaper than raising babies [ooops, forgot to say innocent!] to adulthood.
Tell that to the people who get pregnant when they aren't ready or don't want to be. Nobody said birth control must be free. I shouldn't have to pay for someone's birth control any more than I should have to pay for their abortion, or to raise their child. I've got enough problems of my own.
Free birth control doesn't teach much in the way of responsibility, just the same as feeding a man a fish isn't gonna feed him for a lifetime. It fosters irresponsibility, actually. It[s like throwing money at the poor. History has proven time and time again that when you throw money at the poor, you just get more poor people.
I think birth control does teach responsibility, as it acknowledges that a baby is not a responsible outcome at that point.
Well lookie there, I pееd in my pants just a little. I'm sorry. I had to take a few minutes to quit laughing. The sexual revolution and the dramatic independence of women that came with The Pill also came with a significant reduction of responsibility. Before The Pill and other reliable birth control, women, married or not, had to be very, very careful if, or when, they got pregnant. Along with the independence came less of a reliance on men for their financial security, and the Roe v Wade decision only added to less financial dependence and even more irresponsibility. The creation and cessation of a new human life has become a commodity, an afterthought, something that's no big deal one way or the other. But, having said that, please note that I said "FREE birth control," not a simple and unqualified "birth control." There's a difference. Birth control, unqualified, teaches responsibility, but only if you are responsible enough to take the necessary steps to afford it. FREE birth control, on the other hand, removes even that basic responsibility, creating a mindset that the government will take care of me therefore I don't have to mess with all that responsibility stuff. The government has taken upon the role of husband and father, providing security to those without responsibility.
I don't happen to agree that not wanting a baby should mean not having sex - at least for consenting adults. For minors, that's what it should mean.
Minors or majors, doesn't matter. If you can't afford kids, or aren't prepared for them, don't put yourself in a position to have them. If you do
this,
that might happen.
All the more reason to take extra precautions to ensure you don't get pregnant.
You know what they say about the best laid plans....
Yeah, life's a bіtch and then you die. If you screw up, it's on you, not me or everybody else.
The cheapest method of birth control ever devised is also 100% effective.
And nearly that unrealistic, given the factors involved.
Worked reasonbly well for hundreds of centuries until The Pill and the Women's Liberation movement. Now women are liberated, but they don't want to own it. They want someone else to pay for and own it.
So you are, in fact, advocating a lack of responsibility, or at the very least, absolving it due to human nature, and letting others instead take on the responsibilities that the unwanted pregnancies demand. It's real simple - if you can't afford children, don't have them, or be prepared to bear the consequences of responsibility if you do.
It's as simple as 'just say no' and is working as well, too.
Thank you for not denying it.
The reason "just say no" isn't working when it comes to unwanted pregnancy, is because people have ready access to free birth control and free abortions. Make 'em pay for it and take full responsibility, and the numbers of abortions and unwanted children plummet, putting places like Planned Parenthood out of business.
On a side note, replying to you when you've replied inside a quote box is an absolute bіtch, and I ain't doing it again.