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Vautrin · 05-21-2006, 05:32 PM

I agree with you on the mortality path. And it is worrisome.

Somehow we have no problem feeding our kids and ourselves all kinds of hormones in our meat. Somehow we are not making to much problems of genetically modified plants and foodstuffs, even though the long term consequences are (per definition) unknown. Somehow we do not have problems using all kinds of hormones in our shampoos, and all our hygiene products etc.

Those things are messing with our bodies too. But a lot of people in office who cite possible sources of danger of the pill (and I would not rule that out), also insist on the safety of hormone-laced foods, meats, genetically modified organisms, shampoos et cetera. That does not make much sense. In fact, the current US administation complains a lot that those (in other countries) who have doubts about these technologies and applications thereof are taking an unlawful and illegal stance!

The question is: what is natural these days?

Of course some women are going to use the pill as form of birth control. But you must also consider what you are preventing at the same time. One problem is, that there are hardly reliable statistics on the number of illegal abortions being performed (by the woman themselves), nor of the health consequences if something goes wrong. It is a few bridges too far to assume that there simply is no unsafe abortion in Western-Europe or the US or Canada.

At the same time, the question is how good the quality of life would be for a child that would end up neglected. Would end up abused (something which is more likely if the child was unwanted, I would think), that would be hated by the mom. That would have totally irresponsible parents, who are unable to take care of the kid properly.

Legislation to force the decision does not work. Because a pill is available that does not mean it should be made mandatory to use it. Or not use it. Only the person herself can decide. Supposedly that is what we call personal responsibility.

05-21-2006, 05:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
Vautrin Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,741	I agree with you on the mortality path. And it is worrisome. Somehow we have no problem feeding our kids and ourselves all kinds of hormones in our meat. Somehow we are not making to much problems of genetically modified plants and foodstuffs, even though the long term consequences are (per definition) unknown. Somehow we do not have problems using all kinds of hormones in our shampoos, and all our hygiene products etc. Those things are messing with our bodies too. But a lot of people in office who cite possible sources of danger of the pill (and I would not rule that out), also insist on the safety of hormone-laced foods, meats, genetically modified organisms, shampoos et cetera. That does not make much sense. In fact, the current US administation complains a lot that those (in other countries) who have doubts about these technologies and applications thereof are taking an unlawful and illegal stance! The question is: what is natural these days? Of course some women are going to use the pill as form of birth control. But you must also consider what you are preventing at the same time. One problem is, that there are hardly reliable statistics on the number of illegal abortions being performed (by the woman themselves), nor of the health consequences if something goes wrong. It is a few bridges too far to assume that there simply is no unsafe abortion in Western-Europe or the US or Canada. At the same time, the question is how good the quality of life would be for a child that would end up neglected. Would end up abused (something which is more likely if the child was unwanted, I would think), that would be hated by the mom. That would have totally irresponsible parents, who are unable to take care of the kid properly. Legislation to force the decision does not work. Because a pill is available that does not mean it should be made mandatory to use it. Or not use it. Only the person herself can decide. Supposedly that is what we call personal responsibility.