ashby@uiucdcsp.UUCP (01/30/85)
Means of birth control are *already* available to everyone withOUT government funding. I fail to see why it is the govt's responsibility to fund birth control. If a person is too poor to avoid bc, then I am sure he/she can obtain it free from a myriad of sources. Let us keep the govt out of this. As for abortions during the first trimester, but not during the latter two, that compromise is unlikely to go over well with the anti-abortionists. You are still allowing murder, and on that there is little room for convenient compromise. (Why does the govt enter here, but not in birth control? Because murder is a capital crime, pregnancy is not.)
mfs@mhuxr.UUCP (SIMON) (01/31/85)
> It is interesting to note that in our supposedly "sexually liberated" society, > with birth control and sex education so easily available that the rate of > pregnancies is drastically up, whether they end in live births or abortions. > The increased availability has not helped in the past, what makes you think > it would do so much better in the future? > > Brad Birth control for young women is *NOT* "easily available, thanks to the current Administration, which has resticted its dispensation. Second, the rate of pregnancies is *NOT* up compared to, say, the late 19th century. The rate of pregnancies is up compared to five years ago, which simply reflects the baby boomers' having children. As they are the dominant demographic group, their pregancy rate distorts that of the country as a whole. The US pregnancy rate is, on the contrary, DOWN from a century ago. None of this will make any difference to Andrews, however, who spouts some unchecked "facts" to support something that he deems above discussion. Marcel Simon
preece@ccvaxa.UUCP (01/31/85)
> It is interesting to note that in our supposedly "sexually liberated" > society, with birth control and sex education so easily available that > the rate of pregnancies is drastically up ---------- It is? Have you got good numbers on that? My impression was that rates were generally down. I haven't been paying that much attention; I'd be interested if you have reliable figures to present. scott preece ihnp4!uiucdcs!ccvaxa!preece
andrews@uiucdcsb.UUCP (02/07/85)
It is interesting to note that in our supposedly "sexually liberated" society, with birth control and sex education so easily available that the rate of pregnancies is drastically up, whether they end in live births or abortions. The increased availability has not helped in the past, what makes you think it would do so much better in the future? Brad