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antigone382

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21. You don't really have to go that far.

Wed Nov 6, 2013, 03:06 PM

Nov 2013

We know the statistical trends of providing a full social safety net, access to sex education, and access to adequate reproductive healthcare: birthrates decline to replacement levels, or even below them. If a few individuals choose to have large amounts of children, it is balanced out by the many who have two, or one, or none at all.

Over and over again we see that if the system is balanced, fair, and ensures the health of its citizens, the citizens make choices that overall benefit society in return. The few who make different choices are a small enough number that they don't really have a terrible effect overall.

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No woman should ever feel they HAVE TO abort. [View all] Pab Sungenis Nov 2013 OP

I don't even think it needs a explanation. William769 Nov 2013 #1

We'll and good... Decaffeinated Nov 2013 #2

Society owes the children Fumesucker Nov 2013 #7

That's when you start getting into the creepy discussions of forced sterilization and penultimate Nov 2013 #15

You don't really have to go that far. antigone382 Nov 2013 #21

It is also unrealistic to expect that overall women will choose to have many children. antigone382 Nov 2013 #19

It's a woman's decision, period. CTyankee Nov 2013 #3

My point exactly. Pab Sungenis Nov 2013 #6

Pregnancies are aborted for all kinds of other reasons ... surrealAmerican Nov 2013 #4

What would I have them do? Pab Sungenis Nov 2013 #5

What if they just want to? whttevrr Nov 2013 #8

Yes. Pab Sungenis Nov 2013 #9

Cool... whttevrr Nov 2013 #10

Don't get me wrong. I am for a woman's right to choose Pab Sungenis Nov 2013 #11

I don't know of any women who enjoy getting abortions and just want to get one penultimate Nov 2013 #16

I have known of situations where the father pressures a woman to abort. MoonRiver Nov 2013 #12

They call this the social safety net BrotherIvan Nov 2013 #13

Should anyone ever feel they have to work? cthulu2016 Nov 2013 #14

I think people believe it's a more emotional decision than it really is. It's a medical procedure. DevonRex Nov 2013 #17

+1 MadrasT Nov 2013 #20

I couldn't agree more. JNelson6563 Nov 2013 #18