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tod
response 180 of 254: Mark Unseen   Mar 9 21:47 UTC 2006

Shutup, liar
richard
response 181 of 254: Mark Unseen   Mar 9 21:49 UTC 2006

re #179 so anne are you saying that if a woman stops taking the pill and gets
pregnant against her partner's will, and abortion is illegal, that the father
shouldn't be able to decide he doesn't want to participate as a father under
the circumstances?
edina
response 182 of 254: Mark Unseen   Mar 9 21:51 UTC 2006

Re 178  I love how you're negotiating this.  

Wow.  This is a face of the pro-choice movement.
jep
response 183 of 254: Mark Unseen   Mar 9 21:58 UTC 2006

re resp:179: I agree with the point.  If a woman is able to abort her 
fetus, then it seems morally appropriate for a man to be allowed to get 
out of his responsibility, too.

I'm already on record as agreeing with you, that if abortion is not 
legal, then the father of a child should be legally obligated to pay 
for half of all of the costs of having and raising the child.  That 
should include all pre-natal care.  He should provide support for the 
mother to make up for whenever she has to miss work due to the 
pregnancy or giving birth.

I think you and I agree on all of that.  I think, pretty much, we agree 
on the whole range of issues around the question of abortion, except 
for the central one about whether abortion ought to be legal.
richard
response 184 of 254: Mark Unseen   Mar 9 22:01 UTC 2006

jep said:

"re resp:179: I agree with the point.  If a woman is able to abort her   
fetus, then it seems morally appropriate for a man to be allowed to get 
out of his responsibility, too.                                         "

Then why are you against this man's lawsuit?  It sounds like you would 
support a law such as this man suggests, IF abortion stayed legal.  Your 
opposition to it then is situational?  is that accurate?
richard
response 185 of 254: Mark Unseen   Mar 9 22:20 UTC 2006

here's the deal.  if biology was reversed and it was men who got pregnant, 
not women, there would be no abortion argument, because a male dominated 
society isnt going to tell a man what to do with his body.  I have always 
found a high degree of sexism in the abortion debate.  Many people who are 
pro-life believe in a traditional, male dominant, female subordinate, view 
of society.  They don't find it natural for women to be making their own 
decisions.  
scholar
response 186 of 254: Mark Unseen   Mar 9 22:22 UTC 2006

If men got pregnant instead of women, women would be men and men would be
women.
richard
response 187 of 254: Mark Unseen   Mar 9 22:29 UTC 2006

similarly, I believe that if men were the ones risking pregnancy, there would
be no debate about the morning after pill.  in this society, certainly in the
past, men making decisions for women was acceptable, women making decisions
for men not acceptable.
tod
response 188 of 254: Mark Unseen   Mar 9 22:53 UTC 2006

If biology was reversed, Wal*Mart wouldn't be the discussion because the day
after pill would be at every convenience store and 7-11 in the country.  Guys
just don't want to fuss with stuff like that.  Its too easy for them to tell
a woman what to do because they're clueless what a woman's personal life is
like from the plumbing and emotional perspective.
naftee
response 189 of 254: Mark Unseen   Mar 10 00:14 UTC 2006

they want to build a wal-mart in the old quarry in st-michel.  the usual
arguments.

i'm sorry ; i can only think of off-topic stuff to write because i only read
the last response.

where did richard lie ?!
bru
response 190 of 254: Mark Unseen   Mar 10 00:17 UTC 2006

I have always found that arguement to be fecitious, richard.  If red was green
the roses would be weeds.  Women have a lot of control over their bodies, just
as men do.  They are more than capable of making logical decisions.  OR are
they?
edina
response 191 of 254: Mark Unseen   Mar 10 00:26 UTC 2006

Oh my God....and Twila hasn't killed you yet?  
marcvh
response 192 of 254: Mark Unseen   Mar 10 00:41 UTC 2006

If biology were reversed, then men would be women, and women would be men.
Duh.  Why is it so hard for some people to engage in feminist rhetoric
without straying into misandry?
richard
response 193 of 254: Mark Unseen   Mar 10 00:48 UTC 2006

marcvh, if you insist then, just consider if BOTH men and women could 
get pregnant.  But in every other way, men and women played the same 
roles in society.  In that case, abortion would be legal IMO and so 
would the morning after pill.  Why?  Because men in this society would 
not place the same restrictions on their decision making that they 
would have no problem placing on women.

marcvh
response 194 of 254: Mark Unseen   Mar 10 00:52 UTC 2006

See what I mean?
cyklone
response 195 of 254: Mark Unseen   Mar 10 01:05 UTC 2006

Richard is so dense he's apparently unable to see or acknowledge the many 
women who would like nothing better than to restrict the reproductive 
freedom of other women. So the answer to your question is "no." Richard is 
incapable of seeing certain things.
richard
response 196 of 254: Mark Unseen   Mar 10 01:23 UTC 2006

I never said there weren't women who are pro-life.  Of course there 
are.  What I'm saying is that in the history of this country, MEN have 
made the decisions more often than not, and MEN will willingly 
restrict the choices a woman can make and will NOT willingly restrict 
the choices that they can make.

Its a double standard.  A guy who sleeps around is a stud.  A woman 
who sleeps around is a whore.  Why?  Because in some people's minds, 
men have the right to make more decisions and engage in more 
activities than women do.  
richard
response 197 of 254: Mark Unseen   Mar 10 01:25 UTC 2006

And marcvh and cyklone, if you are saying there is no sexism in our 
society, and that sexism hasn't played a role in shaping attitudes and 
creating laws, I submit that you are not living in the real world.  
scholar
response 198 of 254: Mark Unseen   Mar 10 01:28 UTC 2006

Re. 196:  Actually, it's because, ultimately, women can only have one person
pregnant with their children at once and they HAVE to provide MUCH more for
their children by default than men.

This is what the science of evolutionary psychology has taught us.
marcvh
response 199 of 254: Mark Unseen   Mar 10 01:33 UTC 2006

Sorry Richard, you only responded twice in a row!  If only you had responded
a third and fourth time, you might have convinced me.  But, instead, I now
believe that there is no sexism in society.  That's what Richard said, and
I'm sure it's definitely the truth and not just some bizarre non-sequitur
he made up out of nowhere.  Absolutely.
richard
response 200 of 254: Mark Unseen   Mar 10 01:37 UTC 2006

marcvh re-read my post, I did NOT state as a fact that you believe 
there is no sexism in society.  I said that if, IF...I F...you believe 
there is no sexism in society.  Do you not know what the word IF 
means?  sheesh
johnnie
response 201 of 254: Mark Unseen   Mar 10 02:00 UTC 2006

People keep saying that if women are allowed to opt out via abortion
or adoption, guys should be able to opt out, too.  That's crap. 
Abortion and adoption are not true options for many women.  Why not say
guys can opt out of child support if they agree to castration or
suicide?  Sounds perfectly fair to me.
cyklone
response 202 of 254: Mark Unseen   Mar 10 03:32 UTC 2006

Richard, given how many women are willing to "oppress" other women, don't you
find your claim "da Man" is keeping them down just a tad patronizing?
scholar
response 203 of 254: Mark Unseen   Mar 10 03:56 UTC 2006

i like women because they're neat.
klg
response 204 of 254: Mark Unseen   Mar 10 04:06 UTC 2006

(JEP:  Stop calling RW an idiot and a liar.  That's my job.)
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