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HHS Moves to Define Contraception as Abortion
Vendetagainst:
Actually back in seventh or eighth grade my teacher apparently told her son (my best friend at the time) that masturbation was wrong because all those sperm died. I made the same point you did, but the bastard child of religion and politics isn't about to think rationally, how dare you suggest it change to meet YOUR expectations! :-P
And yeah, I went to a Catholic school, if you were wondering about the teacher :|
muteKi:
--- Quote from: BrittanyMarie on 18 Jul 2008, 20:47 ---okaynegativenellyhere technically both sperm and eggs have only half the chromosomes needed to become a baby, so not even under this ridiculousness would it count as abortion. I would hope the conservatives wouldn't slide THAT far down the slippery slope.
And some forms of birth control (see: morning after pill, IUDs I think?) could be seen as aborticajfeiajfel, but it would depend on if your definition of when life starts is at conception, implantation, or somewhere else. So for someone who sees life starting at conception (I personally don't), I guess anything preventing implantation would be an abortion under their mindset.
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Yeah, that's the point, really -- it's the implantation of an already fertilized egg in the uterus. From what I read in my more informative than misinformative health class, most contraceptives that aren't barriers do that.
From what it sounds like though, condoms are still on the list. I personally would like to see more groups in favor of rhythm-method styled family planning to also accept condoms as a safe and healthy form of family planning, but I suspect they fear that it would be equated with an OK on adultery.
RedLion:
To me there's a difference between the death of a sentient and non-sentient being. That's why I largely have no problem with abortions during the first trimester, let alone with contraceptives. During that stage it's really not developed to the point where it can be scientifically described as a sentient being.
Tom:
But it has fingernails!!!
ruyi:
--- Quote from: RedLion on 19 Jul 2008, 22:50 ---To me there's a difference between the death of a sentient and non-sentient being. That's why I largely have no problem with abortions during the first trimester, let alone with contraceptives. During that stage it's really not developed to the point where it can be scientifically described as a sentient being.
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Where do you draw the line for the mentally handicapped?
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