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From: scott@hou2g.UUCP (N. Ersha)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Birth control, child support
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Date: Mon, 22-Jul-85 16:46:04 EDT
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>>Nobody has the right to expect ME to pay for their children
>>(via welfare, etc.) except for the case above.  If their religion
>>doesn't allow or believe in birth control, that's just tough shit.
>>Make BIRTH CONTROL free--it's a lot cheaper than welfare support
>>payments.
>>                       Scott

>It happens that women with one child, or two, need child care
>facilities as much as those with ten.  Regardless of the number
>of children, you can't just leave them alone in the house all
>day.  

My point was more concerned with support to feed and house, not
to "babysit", although I certainly understand the need there as well.
But why are there 10 kids in the first place?

>Of course, you're better off here if you have a lot of children,
>since then some of them are older and can look after the younger 
>ones.

Oh, now I understand.  It made sense on a farm; these days I'm not sure.

>Now that birth control is free, how about making it possible for
>people to get it without other people harassing them?

These harassers are likely the ones whose "religion" won't let them
believe in birth control, and they're hell-bent on preventing anyone
else from using it either.  It's a sad world...


				Scott