[ohiogrammy]

Sorry but I would rather see people sterilized than unwanted babies born, or abortions. The church should wake up, there are too many dumb people - this past election proved my point!

[Mad Dawg]

It might be good to think about the increase in the rate of unplanned pregnancies and of single moms' having babies since effective and affordble contraception became available. yeah, "on paper" it seems as if a society which made sterlization and contraceoption available would have fewer "unwanted" babies. In practice it seems different.

The promises of contraception and sterilization have been broken. That's the reality.

There seems to be one way to decrease "unwanted" babies: Increase self-control.

[Patriotic1]

So there are only 3 choices here?

[steadfastconservative]

The abortion mentality is caused by the same mindset that approves contraception and sterilization. After all, abortion is just a back-up when birth control fails. It all goes back to the idea that sex should be separated from its natural end, which is procreation, that those who wish to indulge in carnal pleasure should not have to “suffer” the consequences of their actions. Because the logical conclusion of this idea is that anything that prevents the conception or birth of an “unwanted” baby is morally acceptable.

Finally, I’m just really offended by your use of the term “unwanted babies.” Would you just as willingly accept the term “unwanted grandmothers?” Don’t you think that this kind of language dehumanizes the unborn?

Shame on you. You may be old but you aren’t very wise. And before you lash back at me, let me add that I’m the mother of six children, one of whom was born with birth defects. Not only was I offered an abortion before she was born, which I refused, the doctor also offered to perform a tubal ligation when I was in labor, which I also refused. After all, it would have been beneath my dignity as a human being to allow myself to be spayed like an animal.