[a5478]

The morality of making birth control available to people who view themselves as both moral and Christian is that it is available to people who view themselves as moral Christians.

Further, contraception is transparently available to the segment of the population that engages in behavior that results in abortions.

There are laws that govern the sale of products to the under aged. If they can’t buy a can of spray paint, they can’t buy contraception w/o parental permission.

The practical and economic appeal goes far beyond a narrow philosophy that is maintained buy the most erudite religious thinkers.

[a5478]

Argh-”by the most erudite”

[Dr. Sivana]

The practical and economic appeal goes far beyond a narrow philosophy that is maintained buy the most erudite religious thinkers.

Actually, practical and economic considerations are far narrower than philosophical considerations. Natural Law is a philosophical construct, not only religious, and was largely described by great pagan thinkers like Aristotle and Plato.

Lots of "practical" acts are also immoral ones. For folks in certain areas, being a drug dealer may be the most practical way to get by financially. For some clerks, stealing from the till might be a practical way to pay the rent.

And of course, most modern birth control pills are sometimes abortifacient. I have never yet met someone defending the practice who bothered looking up which ones are more likely to cause an early abortion by preventing implantation. They either didn't care, or didn't want to know.

There are laws that govern the sale of products to the under aged. If they can’t buy a can of spray paint, they can’t buy contraception w/o parental permission.

This article is about Jindal promoting a plan to change that, and allow a 14 year old girl or a 13 year old boy to purchase said items at the corner convenience store as easily as buying Aspirin. It would be (under the Jindal plan) EASIER than buying the spray paint.