And women aren't allowed to get sterilized either, with the constant "You'll change your mind once you're older" attitude
Urgh. Yes. I can't even say, "I don't want kids" without someone shoving the "You'll change your mind!" down my throat. I've finally found the best way to respond to that is to say, "Having kids isn't for everyone and I think I'm one of those people." That one's been hard for them to refute so far.
According to one pro-life group, BC pills cause abortion, because it prevents embryos from attaching to the uterine wall.
Isn't the controversy is over the 'morning after pill', not preventative oral contraceptives?
I can't see abortion as a regular method of birth control, but let's face it: how many women do?
No one, I'm sure. I don't think it's about women relying on abortions as birth control so much as women being more careless than they should be since they've got abortion as a backup plan. (Like how some students won't study as hard for a final if they know they have the chance for a make-up exam.) I think some people are more careless than they should be with contraception because they know they've got abortion as a Plan B. If abortion was illegal as infanticide, people would have to make sure they don't fuck up the first time. Two forms of protection (condom and pill, spermicide and condom, whatever) should be the standard for all heterosexual intercourse. I think oral contraceptives should be available over the counter, or at least permanently available after only one gynecologist visit (instead of needing yearly renewal visits.) The money that would be used to fund abortions should be funneled into free condoms and PSAs about safe sex.
If you're for contraceptives, comprehensive sex education and informed choices...
Definitely. All across the board, I'll approve of just about anything that will prevent pregnancy in the first place, but I don't think anything justifies aborting a baby once a woman's already pregnant.
I could still never describe myself as pro-choice because to most people that term is synonymous with pro-abortion rather than pro-contraceptive. I'm rabidly pro-women's rights, but only if no one is killed in the process.
Wear a rubber, dude.
Urgh. Yes. I can't even say, "I don't want kids" without someone shoving the "You'll change your mind!" down my throat. I've finally found the best way to respond to that is to say, "Having kids isn't for everyone and I think I'm one of those people." That one's been hard for them to refute so far.
According to one pro-life group, BC pills cause abortion, because it prevents embryos from attaching to the uterine wall.
Isn't the controversy is over the 'morning after pill', not preventative oral contraceptives?
I can't see abortion as a regular method of birth control, but let's face it: how many women do?
No one, I'm sure. I don't think it's about women relying on abortions as birth control so much as women being more careless than they should be since they've got abortion as a backup plan. (Like how some students won't study as hard for a final if they know they have the chance for a make-up exam.) I think some people are more careless than they should be with contraception because they know they've got abortion as a Plan B. If abortion was illegal as infanticide, people would have to make sure they don't fuck up the first time. Two forms of protection (condom and pill, spermicide and condom, whatever) should be the standard for all heterosexual intercourse. I think oral contraceptives should be available over the counter, or at least permanently available after only one gynecologist visit (instead of needing yearly renewal visits.) The money that would be used to fund abortions should be funneled into free condoms and PSAs about safe sex.
If you're for contraceptives, comprehensive sex education and informed choices...
Definitely. All across the board, I'll approve of just about anything that will prevent pregnancy in the first place, but I don't think anything justifies aborting a baby once a woman's already pregnant.
I could still never describe myself as pro-choice because to most people that term is synonymous with pro-abortion rather than pro-contraceptive. I'm rabidly pro-women's rights, but only if no one is killed in the process.