[antidemoncrat]

How about us paying for birth control pills or an IUD? Oh no, that’s too much trouble for women. Much easier to just go get the fetus murdered.

[Morgana]

Actually in a lot of states we already do. In most states a woman may go to her local health dept. and get birth control pills for free. Same for condoms as well.

There is just big money in abortion in both the selling of the actual abortion and the baby parts.

[Mrs. Don-o]

Starting in 1964, there was Federal funding for local family planning programs, and in 1970 with the passage of Title X of the the Public Health Service Act (under Nixon) there has been free contraception in all 50 states, initially through County Health Departments and Medicaid and through subsidizing private providers as well (e.g. Planned Parenthood.)

So there has been public funding of contraception (at the very least, condoms and oral contraceptives) for over 50 years, at least for those with means-based eligibility. And that has only grown, for instance with the availability of free contraceptives in college and university health services, as well as many high schools.

Oh: and as for "voluntary sterilization": why would anyone do that? When offered, that has never been a popular option, anywhere. whether for males or for females.

Welcome to reality.

All of this grew in scope even as abortion rates were climbing. It may be counter-intuitive, but there is not a reliable fall in out-of-wedlock births and abortion, when there is a rise of contraceptive availability and acceptance. You might think there would be, but there is not.

I could discuss why, but it's almost 10:30 and I'm going to bed. Ping me if you want to know.