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MH1

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17. I didn't read it that way at all, not sure how you did.

Fri Jul 4, 2014, 01:43 PM

Jul 2014

There's a big difference between supporting the ability of women to CHOOSE HOW MANY children to have, and saying "poor people shouldn't have children".

Conflating the two is a disingenuous tactic of the right-wing forced-birth movement. I'm presuming that you just misread the post.

For some clarification:

"By having children you cannot support" <<< example after example exists of where family planning services have been made available, and infant mortality reduced by the availability of decent medical care, in those places women do, voluntarily, begin to CHOOSE to have only the children they can support. Family planning tools are obviously necessary, but also the reduction of infant mortality because people have kids as an investment in the future and need to know that one or two at least will survive to adulthood.

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Catholic Church Responsible For Immigration Problems [View all] TheMastersNemesis Jul 2014 OP

Indeed. PeaceNikki Jul 2014 #1

Lol! It has nothing to do with oligarchy, imperialism, international capital or land barons. rug Jul 2014 #2

or Negroponte malaise Jul 2014 #19

I am getting tired of the "poor people shouldn't have children" meme. bravenak Jul 2014 #3

The Duggars support each and every one of their children themselves yeoman6987 Jul 2014 #6

And i don't think the poor are doing anything horrible. bravenak Jul 2014 #8

Well I don't bash anybody and that includes rich white people with 20 kids yeoman6987 Jul 2014 #10

I try to mind my business when it comes to other women's reproductive choices. bravenak Jul 2014 #11

I agree yeoman6987 Jul 2014 #13

I agree, but preaching that effective birth control is evil is, well evil. PeaceNikki Jul 2014 #7

I am for birth controll. bravenak Jul 2014 #9

You are correct. I'm from Honduras and middle and upper class Catholics were obviously using BC lunamagica Jul 2014 #20

Good post, i agree. bravenak Jul 2014 #23

Have only as many as 840high Jul 2014 #14

Let women make their own reproductive choices.nt bravenak Jul 2014 #21

I didn't read it that way at all, not sure how you did. MH1 Jul 2014 #17

He's trying to place sole blame fir the poverty and 'overpopulation' on the church and the women. bravenak Jul 2014 #22

You don't think the issue is more complicated than that? el_bryanto Jul 2014 #4

Not really but that's where the roots may be Gman Jul 2014 #5

OMG. Try the UTTER CORRUPTION of Latin American govts. The immense WEALTH of their depraved 1%. WinkyDink Jul 2014 #12

...^ that 840high Jul 2014 #15

Too many babies doesn't cause poverty. Poverty leads to people having too many babies. pnwmom Jul 2014 #16

How about US policy in the region malaise Jul 2014 #18