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in developed western countries that is an outdated idea. Contraception is readily available nowadays and easily accessible to men and women - young and old.
in theory yes, but in practice it isn't necessarily as easy as you  make out, and on top of that you also have to take into account the failure rate of the various methods. I know some people who have practiced multiple methods of  contraception, and still ended up pregnant

I think you need to recognise that your ascribing life to the point of conception is as arbitary as any of ours.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Mon Aug 27th, 2007 at 02:19:48 PM EST
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I think accessibility to contraception and its cost are not an issue in the U.S. What could be an issue are people who do not believe in it or parents of children who do not believe in it. Orthodox religious reasons are usually why.

As to the failure rate, like any product it does happen. We all know someone who had a defective contraceptive and suddenly he's a daddy.

"I think you need to recognise that your ascribing life to the point of conception is as arbitary as any of ours." -  -  -  - Actually I do recognize that but would like other to recognize that as well, think more about it, as not just dismiss abortion as something just to be disposed of. Progressives are supposed to be humanitarians and that should not begin at birth.

by BJ Lange (langebj@gmail.com) on Mon Aug 27th, 2007 at 03:05:52 PM EST
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