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Men face extinction, says BMJ report ( This has to be good news for Hillary )
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Posted on 11/02/2001 2:53:54 PM PST by KQQL

Men face extinction, says BMJ report

Men may be in danger of extinction because of sperm banks, fertility treatment and human cloning.

A report in the British Medical Journal claims attitudes to the role of men in society may also hasten their demise.

Professor Seigfried Meryn says men already have higher rates for all major causes of death, shorter life expectancy and women can now do their jobs just as well.

Professor Meryn, who will speak at the First World Congress on Men's Health, says: "There is a sustained increase in psychological disorders in men, including alcohol and substance abuse, mid-life crisis, depression and domestic violence, while men's increasing aggression also remains an unsolved health and societal problem.

"Over 30 wars and conflicts rage around the world are, mostly created, maintained and aggravated by men."

Professor Meryn says there is speculation about the continued existence of the gender. He says: "With the advent of sperm banks, in-vitro fertilisation, sex sorting techniques, human cloning and same-sex marriages, it is reasonable to wonder about the future role of men in society."

The professor believes the launch of initiatives such as the International Society for Men's Health, the European Men's Health Forum and Men's World Day, tomorrow, will help the problem.

Dr Ian Banks, president of the European Men's Health Forum, said men worry about their health but feel unable to talk about it until it is often too late, reports the Daily Mail. They can find attending a general practice surgery difficult and they often find it "male unfriendly".


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To: KQQL
Women would be OK without men? Women would have breasts sagging to their waists if a MAN had not invented the bra!
41 posted on 11/02/2001 5:18:19 PM PST by NoControllingLegalAuthority
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To: Savage Beast
"I guess, because--well--there's something that women like a lot that only men can do for them... I just don't see women wanting to be without 'em."

I do believe there are sexual toys that fulfill that requirement.

42 posted on 11/02/2001 5:23:20 PM PST by Don Myers
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To: KQQL
Uh....I don't believe that China has received this news yet.
43 posted on 11/02/2001 5:23:37 PM PST by WVNan
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To: NoControllingLegalAuthority
Any man who thinks that women aren't apeshit for men should go to Savannah and announce that he is "single"!

CAUTION: I cannot be responsible for what happens next!

44 posted on 11/02/2001 5:26:57 PM PST by Savage Beast
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To: Savage Beast
Paying the dinner check? :)
45 posted on 11/02/2001 5:33:17 PM PST by Tony in Hawaii
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To: Savage Beast
Savannah? NOW you tell me.
46 posted on 11/02/2001 5:34:47 PM PST by Tony in Hawaii
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To: Don Myers
I don't. Vide supra post #44.

The only sextoy most women want is...well... A Man.

Is a man going to be happy with a sextoy? Nope. One of those inflatable rubber women maybe? I don't think so.

47 posted on 11/02/2001 5:38:03 PM PST by Savage Beast
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To: Tony in Hawaii
No, of course not. If you do your job right after dinner (or before)--she'll pick up the check.
48 posted on 11/02/2001 5:39:58 PM PST by Savage Beast
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To: Balto_Boy
you'd still need someone to carry the baby for nine months.

Grow it in a jar. That's as compassionate as most feminazis.

49 posted on 11/02/2001 5:43:26 PM PST by IronJack
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To: KQQL
Men have never gone away...they simply weren't PC until 9-11. Profs., Pols, and Pundits are soooo out of touch with reality. (^:
50 posted on 11/02/2001 5:48:22 PM PST by Ragtime Cowgirl
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To: Savage Beast
"No, of course not. If you do your job right after dinner (or before)--she'll pick up the check."

I get the impression that you are not married. Is that right?

52 posted on 11/02/2001 5:53:01 PM PST by Don Myers
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To: Don Myers
Uh no. I'm married. But she still picks up the check--at least some of the time.
53 posted on 11/02/2001 7:29:52 PM PST by Savage Beast
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To: beecharmer
beats me
54 posted on 11/02/2001 7:48:05 PM PST by KQQL
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To: Savage Beast
"Uh no. I'm married. But she still picks up the check--at least some of the time."

So does mine. We have this joint bank account thing though. It really doesn't matter.

55 posted on 11/02/2001 7:53:50 PM PST by Don Myers
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To: joathome
If you look at overseas adoption, however, you will find a number of single mothers adopting girls.

Not arguing with any of your points, but in a lot of overseas adoptions - particularly in China - it is mostly baby girls that are available.

56 posted on 11/02/2001 7:58:09 PM PST by TheMole
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To: Savage Beast
These are all signs of oppression. These same indicators are found in all oppressed minorities. These are signs of oppression of the male minority by the female majority.

I agree that men are oppressed, but not necessarily by women. Ultimately, it's mostly men who pass the laws that oppress men, it's mostly men in the judicial system that refuse to give men fair treatment in divorce and protection from abuse, and it's mostly men who laugh at other men who are the victims of abuse.

57 posted on 11/03/2001 1:25:02 AM PST by Balto_Boy
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To: Balto_Boy
What you have said is true.

I strongly believe in equality and equal opportunity, but I think that things have been generally equal, i.e. balanced, in the Western Democracies for a some time. E.g., men had advantages in property rights, but women had no obligation for military service--et al.

I have a son and a daughter--and many beloved friends of both sexes--and a sense of fair play--and I have no patience with gender discrimination.

58 posted on 11/03/2001 2:07:27 AM PST by Savage Beast
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To: Don Myers
We do too. It doesn't matter. My wife's wonderful. She takes care of me. I love it.
59 posted on 11/03/2001 2:09:15 AM PST by Savage Beast
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To: KQQL
I can see them arguing about who's going to pump out the port-o-johns.
60 posted on 11/03/2001 2:15:03 AM PST by this_ol_patriot
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