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From: ken@ihuxq.UUCP (ken perlow)
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Subject: Re: Semi-Mandatory Birth Control - A New Point
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Date: Fri, 6-Apr-84 17:54:43 EST
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The vote on this one seems to be "stupid and dehumanizing".
But I think that speaks to the presentation, not the argument.
Most school districts *REQUIRE* students to be vaccinated
against a plethora of icky diseases.  No one considers this
either dumb or degrading.  When you got your polio shots,
did you think, "Those bastards don't think I'm smart enough to
avoid the plague!"?  No, you winced and hoped it wouldn't hurt too
much.  Even at a young age you knew that accidents happen, and
getting polio can leave you scarred for life.  You never considered
that rather unpleasant experience a violation of your right to
contract polio, nor a de facto admission that you would otherwise
certainly get it.  Indeed, childhood pregnancy is probably as
frightening and painful as polio.  The only difference is in the
epidemiology.

The news in Chicago yesterday:  A 6-lb. baby was just born to a
*TEN YEAR OLD* girl.
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