Comments | scunthorpe: And just when you hoped that politics and the Church were seperate...

scunthorpe

And just when you hoped that politics and the Church were seperate...

Mar 15, 2005 13:05

...then this comes up

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/4349581.stm

I have no comment to make.

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andrew_ March 15 2005, 15:57:45 UTC

Hahaha I wish religion was abolished.

spudtater March 15 2005, 17:08:01 UTC

You mean 'abandoned'. 8^>

scunthorpe March 15 2005, 18:00:39 UTC

I don't. I wish that sanctimnious stupid Eminances like the above kept their noses out of endorsing other bloody candidates.

nickys March 15 2005, 17:10:12 UTC

Oh joy... :-(

scunthorpe March 15 2005, 18:01:07 UTC

Seems I got out of one loty just in time, only to be struck by the other ones...

nickys March 15 2005, 19:05:19 UTC

I hope we're not going to turn into the USA on this one... Argh!

galaxy_girl00 March 16 2005, 09:37:56 UTC

I'm pro choice. However prevention is the best method of contraception. I don't think the limit should be lowered as most cases of late abortion are on medical grounds.(according to the figures I studdied at uni).

Finally Mr Blair and I agree on something!

Suzi

nickys March 17 2005, 09:39:30 UTC

> most cases of late abortion are on medical grounds

Yes.
Back in the early seventies the reason for late abortion was women being refused early abortions by their own GPs and having to go searching around for a doctor who would agree to sign the forms.
Things are very much improved now.

Interesting chart here which shows how late terminations decrease as early ones increase.

> However prevention is the best method of contraception.

Absolutely.
Given the health risks associated with even early abortions only an idiot would prefer abortion over contraception.
But it has to be there because accidents can happen, no method of contraception is 100% reliable, and also, regrettably, because rape exists.

galaxy_girl00 March 17 2005, 14:01:55 UTC

yes i agree that is why I'm pro choice.

Anyone having sex should understand and accept the consequences, casual or otherwise that no contraception is 100% safe. Not only that but condoms should be used at all times with regard to casual sex. Only once everyone is fully educated and stocked up with them will STD rates start to fall. (that is if they choose to use them - argh!)

After all it only takes one mistake and you have to live with the consequences for the rest of your life (what ever they maybe)....

nickys March 17 2005, 14:18:54 UTC

> Only once everyone is fully educated

Well, it's not quite that simple.
There are a lot of stupid people out there, after all...

But yes, education about contraception and making condoms etc easily available is the best way to reduce the abortion rate (as well as STD rate, teenage pregnancy rate, and most of the other things that politicians have moral panics about as elections loom.)

I think the Catholic rules on contraception are a clear example of why a celibate clergy is a really bad idea.
If any priest or pope had had to change nappies at 4am for months on end you could bet that they would be in favour of birth control after that... :-)

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