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Old 07-21-2008, 01:04 PM
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If anything, we need even more ways to prevent births, instead of limiting people.

Going with Chan's premise that every woman that gets pregnant is a complete moron, do we really want to force that genetic material to be perpetuated? Or, is our smug righteousness worth the price in unwanted babies?

And, something for conservative libertarians to consider: unwanted pregnancies may lead to welfare! So, it's your choice, either encourage contraception or be satisfied with a huge bureaucracy dedicated to child and unwed mother welfare. Perhaps another huge, nosy bureaucracy that stations agents around to ensure nobody fools around? Your call.

Personally, I think we have enough people here, competing for resources. Spewing babies out, based on some sort of moralistic righteousness, is not societally cost-effective or responsible.
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