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4th law of robotics

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47. This is based on nothing

Tue Oct 16, 2012, 04:47 PM

Oct 2012

If you were designing a society that gave absolute autonomy to men with regards to reproductive choice without regard to the woman then we'd have free vasectomies if not a male version of the Pill, the choice to abort would be entirely in the hands of the male parent, and men would always have the option to abandon or place their kid with an adoption center unilaterally (or just walk away and not be required to make any sort of payments).

None of those are the reality.

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If men could get pregnant [View all] tk2kewl Oct 2012 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author wendylaroux Oct 2012 #1

...and bacon. Definitely bacon. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #2

Yea! sea salt, ick Confusious Oct 2012 #4

Right? Sea salt would be the last one on the shelf. porphyrian Oct 2012 #6

"If you don't take the sea salt, the next delivery will be 9 months from now." CrispyQ Oct 2012 #12

"Hello, baby? We've got to rely on condoms for a while." porphyrian Oct 2012 #15

If men could get pregnant, CrispyQ Oct 2012 #3

That is the truth! wendylaroux Oct 2012 #5

There would be birth control beer. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #16

DUzy! CrispyQ Oct 2012 #24

Ha! Canuckistanian Oct 2012 #54

... porphyrian Oct 2012 #75

Birth control would be available free in restrooms. LuckyLib Oct 2012 #31

Can you list the things 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #36

That's funny Demeter Oct 2012 #39

I'm not sure if you're serious 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #40

Hmmm.... ponsheki Oct 2012 #44

Condoms can be bought by either gender 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #46

Don't you Need to Go Through a Doctor to get Birth Control Pills? ponsheki Oct 2012 #48

As a man I'd love to be able to go through a doctor 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #49

Japan hasn't legalized the pill because of Sexism ponsheki Oct 2012 #51

A) assuming that's true this is still one country 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #56

Also, When Was the Last Time You "Loved" to go to the Doctor? ponsheki Oct 2012 #52

I would love to have that option 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #57

Well, That'd Be Easy ponsheki Oct 2012 #58

Except not 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #60

I've never been able to get a condom on my penis. Care Acutely Oct 2012 #101

Condoms are for men alone? 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #102

As far as women not having ED gollygee Oct 2012 #64

Entirely different problem 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #66

We're talking 70s and 80s treestar Oct 2012 #77

Yes most old people are screaming for us 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #90

I read little is known of women's heart attacks treestar Oct 2012 #95

If it's no advantage would you give it up? 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #97

How many people are out protesting condoms or vasectomies or Viagra? NYC Liberal Oct 2012 #82

Well viagra has nothing to do with 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #91

Cry me a river. Women pay more for health insurance. Arugula Latte Oct 2012 #84

Would you take the discount if it mean dying younger? 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #92

Only younger women Sgent Oct 2012 #100

And birth control pills would be a sacrament in the church. trof Oct 2012 #55

So true! And abortion would be safe and legal Mad_Dem_X Oct 2012 #99

If men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament nt nichomachus Oct 2012 #7

Jinx! Egalitarian Thug Oct 2012 #9

My US History Professor Liberalynn Oct 2012 #14

If men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament. n/t Egalitarian Thug Oct 2012 #8

Because the law, set up by men, would never allow a man to be saddled with a kid he didn't want 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #42

? laundry_queen Oct 2012 #59

No, it's pretty obvious 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #61

Reproductively, men DO have it great laundry_queen Oct 2012 #71

Really? 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #73

Previous cartoon applies. Still missing it. nt laundry_queen Oct 2012 #83

If your argument is based on a cartoon 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #89

LOL...Sigh. laundry_queen Oct 2012 #106

you seem completely unaware family planning and prenatal care is woefully inadequate in the USA? bettyellen Oct 2012 #85

I would thank you not to put such words in my mouth 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #88

Perfect graphic for this poster! CrispyQ Oct 2012 #103

What do you suggest? treestar Oct 2012 #78

I wasn't suggesting a solution 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #87

The only downside for men is where they don't want a child that a woman treestar Oct 2012 #96

You're trying to go off on a tangent 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #98

Nice and dumb push poll. nt laundry_queen Oct 2012 #107

It is directly applicable to this OP 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #110

I used to whole hardly agree with this and similar things. RC Oct 2012 #10

If men could get pregnant, CrispyQ Oct 2012 #11

Now, let's start on "If men had periods..." CrispyQ Oct 2012 #13

They could always take the day off for cramps treestar Oct 2012 #79

If men got pregnant women would be running the show lunatica Oct 2012 #17

It would make "Go fuck yourself" more hazardous than it already is. Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2012 #18

As my mother used to say frazzled Oct 2012 #19

If men could get pregnant, gestation would be genetically engineered to last a week, tops. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #20

The Catholic Church Mr.Bill Oct 2012 #21

K&R redqueen Oct 2012 #22

I always wished it would be a tossup as to who got pregnant. nolabear Oct 2012 #23

"The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula Le Guin. CrispyQ Oct 2012 #25

I love Le Guin. I'll look it up too! nolabear Oct 2012 #27

I read it for an Eastern Religion class taught by a former Catholic nun. CrispyQ Oct 2012 #29

A great book - I wholeheartedly endorse it LiberalEsto Oct 2012 #33

I've got the bumper sticker, "If men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament." HopeHoops Oct 2012 #26

A friend of mine, a mother of four children, once said to me that if men could get pregnant, Cleita Oct 2012 #28

if men could get preg, they would handle it the same as women who get preg. seabeyond Oct 2012 #30

+1 One_Life_To_Give Oct 2012 #32

lol... seabeyond Oct 2012 #34

A surprisingly fair statement 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #37

That's not the point of this particular quote. silverweb Oct 2012 #38

This is based on nothing 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #47

thank you for the clarification. nt seabeyond Oct 2012 #69

The OP is about access to abortions and the morning after pill... redqueen Oct 2012 #53

Men have access to all sorts of free or subsidized family planning options such as . . . 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #63

I don't see how this is a benefit to women gollygee Oct 2012 #65

Now you get it 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #67

I agree with your point about the OP gollygee Oct 2012 #68

men have access to the resources they demand. there is no market for male contraceptive in the USA. bettyellen Oct 2012 #81

That's a statement based on nothing 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #93

It's based on conversations with drug marketing executives bettyellen Oct 2012 #111

I will admit that there is not demand 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #112

thank you for the clarification. nt seabeyond Oct 2012 #70

Basically my response in post #17 lunatica Oct 2012 #62

Thank you. You seem pretty fair-minded to me, seabeyond. nt Bonobo Oct 2012 #94

The assumption being that we dedicate far more resources to men's health 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #35

The Assumption being that Men get a choice (power) Demeter Oct 2012 #41

What choice do men get in this regard? 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #43

in the real world, men routinely refuse to wear condoms, to pay child support. Most couples I know bettyellen Oct 2012 #72

Do you dispute THIS? 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #74

sorry- but you refuse to acknowledge the reality of both history and biology and double down with bettyellen Oct 2012 #76

Heaven forbid I take liberties with biology 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #86

Sooo true! K&R. David Zephyr Oct 2012 #45

If men could get pregnant the words "sibling" "brother" "sister" or twin" would not exist.... TeamPooka Oct 2012 #50

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Oct 2012 #80

If men could get pregnant, we'd have to cook dinner and get married LanternWaste Oct 2012 #104

but we might get flex time at work tk2kewl Oct 2012 #105

My Husband's flavor mstinamotorcity2 Oct 2012 #108

LOL Megahurtz Oct 2012 #109