RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Abortion - was Missouri Young Republicans?

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Fri, 9 Jul 2004, Brent Deterding wrote:

> That same girl is very selfish for putting her wishes above her child's 
> life. I'll add that she was also selfish when she made the decision to 
> become pregnant when she could not raise her child. Yes, one does choose 
> the accept the risk of becoming pregnant (barring extreme cases).


I just got back from Amsterdam, Netherlands.  They are extremely liberal 
over there - marijuana/hashish are sold legally in "coffee houses" and 
prostitution also is legal.  Women sell themselves from shop windows - 
they stand there in their bikinis waiting for men to approach.  They have 
excellent sex education and ready access to birth control for teens. 
Consequently, they have a very low teen pregnancy rate.

We could learn something from the Dutch, but I would think that the same 
people who oppose abortion would also oppose improved sex ed and access to 
birth control for teens.  Here's a web page that compares Britain with the 
Netherlands:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/04/99/teen_pregnancy/319869.stm

Mike
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