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From: owens@gatech.UUCP (Gerald R. Owens)
Newsgroups: net.abortion
Subject: Re: Are abortions becoming obsolete?
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Date: Tue, 26-Jun-84 16:22:30 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jun 26 16:22:30 1984
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(burp)
     Oh I hope so.  In fact, one can think of a group of people
who would jump at the chance, and that would be those parents unable
to have kids of their own.  I hear that the demand for babies has
shot sky high now that abortion is legal and that there are few
pregnant women not wanting the child who will nevertheless go through
with the pregnancy.

     By the way, I read a while back that the vast majority of
unwanted pregnancies arise from either the lack of birth control, or
just miseducation in it's use.  Does anyone know whether the success
rates given for various birth control methods includes the "natural"
mistake rate (i.e. they factor in missing a day in taking the pill.)
I hear that the most popular birth control method in Japan is the
condom, and that the success rate exceeds 99%.  Apparently, they've
taken the time to learn the risks, but I heard from the same source that
they've created a ritual around it's, ah, application, that seems to
insure that it is used properly.

     A final peeved note.  How many pro-life people who allow the
use of birth control methods REALLY believe that abortion is murder??
Let me draw a picture.  If somebody uses birth control methods, the
possibility of a pregnancy is reduced.  Less need for abortion.  Sure, there
may be a few "misses".  Nobody's perfect.  But one MUST face the fact
that reducing the number of unwanted pregnancies will reduce the
number of abortions desired.   If we can't stop the slaughter right now,
let's start cutting it back, at least.  Now, why are we opposing the
public dispensing of birth control devices and information?  people
are gonna indulge themselves, like it or not, so why not make it
cheaper for them to prevent a pregnancy than to abort it?  Using the
fear of pregnancy to control the behavior of people is not as effective
as appealing to their pocketbooks.  After all, that's called
free enterprise.

					Gerald Owens
					Owens@gatech