Abortion Quest

[Provost Harrison]

Failing that, drink lots of gin or you can use the old méthode de cintre de manteau

[Ben Kenobi]

Before the fall of Communism, some Eastern Europeans had a concept known as the "mother year." A mother of a newborn would receive one year off with pay and get her old job back when she returned to work. Abortion, though legal, was almost unheard of in these countries. Once the mother year went away, abortion rates skyrocketed in these countries.

Che:



I agree with the mother year, we need to do more to make it easy for women to keep their children.

Any documentation for the effect on the abortion rate of the mother year?

[Al B. Sure!]

Because of of the moralizing of the anti-women crowd

[Dis]

it hurts a woman emotionally

they often feel the pain of doing such an act the rest of their lives

[Dis]

I'm sorry Che but I can't take your word for it this time.

You aren't a woman, and don't know what it's like having a child inside of you and then killing it.

I'm not anti-abortion, but you have to look at the fact. There is a life growing inside of you, and you kill it.

So you are saying that in a society where killing is looked as wrong, women feel bad about kiling. Imagine that. You're saying that if we lived in a society where killing living things is viewed as acceptable, women would not feel this way. I disagree. Parents are the one's that influence a person's own morals, not society.

That's baloney. There is not stigma associated with abortion in the U.S. Millions are performed each year. It's seen as common place now days.

But don't believe me, I'm a guy. I suggest asking women this question. Because I'm not qualified to answer fully.

[Ben Kenobi]

You aren't a woman, and don't know what it's like having a child inside of you and then killing it.

Sig material.

You a woman Dissident?

[Dis]

No, but I've heard stories from women.

Ask them what it's like.

[Ben Kenobi]

Che is married.

Please continue to argue that a man can't say anything about this issue.

[Dis]

hey that's what the lefties always say

It's a woman's decision. Men have no part of it.

Therefore we should not be talking about this.

[Ben Kenobi]

You're saying that if we lived in a society where killing living things is viewed as acceptable, women would not feel this way. I disagree.

That's baloney. There is not stigma associated with abortion in the U.S. Millions are performed each year. It's seen as common place now days.

I don't see how both arguments can stand together. Either society has no influence, or society has some influence. Why is there no stigma for abortion in the US?

[Dis]

like I said, I can't answer that, I'm not a woman

I'm just looking at the numbers game. Lots of abortions are performed. I'd say it is acceptable behaviour.

[DinoDoc]

Why does the title of this thread sound like some demented video game?

[Dis]

It's not demented!

abortion is a perfectly natural thing

In fact, this could be a pretty cool web game invovling a coat hanger and a picture of a woman.

I wish I could program computers, this game would make me famous. Imagine how many people this would piss off Pissing people on the internet off is sometimes fun- well most of the time fun.

[Ben Kenobi]

Lots of abortions are performed. I'd say it is acceptable behaviour.

Everybody's doin' it, so that makes it acceptable?

What about a girl who grows up in a devout Catholic family? How is she going to feel if she has an abortion?

[Dis]

so what are you saying? that people shouldn't be catholic?