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In reply to the discussion: Abortion: what is really the issue? [View all]nuxvomica
(12,419 posts)3. In the natural state, the female holds the reproductive power
The female of any species chooses the mate, and whether to mate, hence the tremendous expenditure of energy in male mating rituals among birds. I contend that all of civilization is an elaborate mating ritual, to manipulate the woman's choice. Think of how great the woman's power is and how frequently through history men have tried to override it through subjugation, rape, and now abortion restrictions. And I arrive at the same conclusion as you: by denying women the expression of their natural instincts and failing to accept their power we have overpopulated our species and ruined the planet. I am reminded of Mel Brooks' very canny analysis of Shelley's Frankenstein: it's all about "womb envy".
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Yep. Most everything in the Boble supports abortion. Very little "pro-forced birth."
TheBlackAdder
Oct 2020
#21
Someone asked some Republicans about paying a child stippend for those pregnant during COVID. . .
TheBlackAdder
Oct 2020
#22
The apple in the garden of Eden represented knowledge. That's what they're against
Walleye
Oct 2020
#5
The religious "tenets" re: abortion are not based on logic, except perhaps for the political gains
hlthe2b
Oct 2020
#11
Theologically, it is all about "ensoulment" -- the moment that the fetus receives a "soul"
Klaralven
Oct 2020
#17
I find it always freaks people out when I point out there are directions in the Bible.
Gore1FL
Oct 2020
#18
evolutionary psychology. it is the prime directive to pass on that packet of dna.
mopinko
Oct 2020
#20
Like all the other GOP hard-line stands, it's bait and switch, and that's why it's nonsense
Mr. Ected
Oct 2020
#30
"How the Catholic Church came to oppose birth control" - an article from 2018
OnDoutside
Oct 2020
#44