That's it. I'm moving when I get my degree.

[Isard]

Originally Posted by Eywa's Pet

It might be interesting to take all this talk of "choice" and return to the original gripe, which had to do with funding Planned Parenthood. As long as we're drilling into words, it might also do to drill into the word "Planned." First off, I support choice in this matter in the same way I support freedom of religion: Do what you want, and while I may not like it, I'll at least live with it. On the other hand, I "choose" not to fund this decision for other people. Further, there is nothing "planned" about an abortion. An abortion results from having no plan at all. Rape is certainly very far from the number one motivator of abortion. If abortions weren't as cheap as condoms in this country, maybe fewer people would object to making them harder to get. I sense a certain amount of entitlement seeping in here.

No, this had to do with an abortion bill passed in Idaho.


Condoms are free at planned parenthood. Birth control pills are cheap, at planned parenthood. Men and women who would otherwise be unable to receive proper reproductive healthcare get it free at planned parenthood. 3%, 3 tiny percentage points, of their funds go to abortions. And none of that 3% is at taxpayer expense. (btw, if that's how we're doing things, I'd like to eliminate 80% of military spending because I know there's alot of us who don't approve of the wars)