Should contraceptives be banned?

[OmniDuck_Delux]

Originally Posted by ClaraC

Man. When I think of a list of things that I thought virtually every single person would agree on in the US, this is one of those things. That adults should be able to have access to methods of contraception.

But then, I thought virtually everyone would also agree that if the life of the mother is in danger, she should be legally allowed to get an abortion, and that abortion shouldn't be punishable by the death penalty.

Guess not.

There are women hating (or self-loathing) angry nuts among us.

“Protecting the children” is just a front. It’s about trying to control people. Essentially your seeing the building blocks of theocratic fascism.

[ClaraC]

Originally Posted by OmniDuck_Delux

“Protecting the children” is just a front. It’s about trying to control people. Essentially your seeing the building blocks of theocratic fascism.

Absolutely.

There seem to be two arguments against abortion, and the first one I can understand and empathize with. The second one creeps me out and I hope I'm never alone with the men who say stuff like this.

1. Babies are a gift from God, and have every right to the life they've begun. As a society, we can take care of them and will provide services for the women who are carrying them.

2. Well if she had kept her legs shut, she wouldn't be in this position, would she? Now that she's gone and gotten herself pregnant, she needs to man up and face the consequences and not think she can avoid them. Next time maybe not get naked with a man you hardly know.

[kgordeeva]

How is this even a debate nowadays? I'm not religious myself, but I know that certain religions, like Catholicism, are against birth control. I just don't understand. Why should the sole purpose of sex to be to produce children?

[OmniDuck_Delux]

Originally Posted by ClaraC

Absolutely.

There seem to be two arguments against abortion, and the first one I can understand and empathize with. The second one creeps me out and I hope I'm never alone with the men who say stuff like this.

1. Babies are a gift from God, and have every right to the life they've begun. As a society, we can take care of them and will provide services for the women who are carrying them.

2. Well if she had kept her legs shut, she wouldn't be in this position, would she? Now that she's gone and gotten herself pregnant, she needs to man up and face the consequences and not think she can avoid them. Next time maybe not get naked with a man you hardly know.

Handmaid’s Tale was a warning.

[Sonny3]

I think the yes votes are fake.