[Antoninus]

Only an idiot thinks pregnancy is a benign condition-- having a baby in your tummy isn't a threat of violence, it's a guarantee.

Congratulations on posting one of the sickest things I have ever read. Shame on you!

[pcl]

Congratulations on posting one of the sickest things I have ever read. Shame on you!

Spoken like a true man....no matter what your gender is.

[walden]

It's interesting that your reaction seems to be universal among men, and a lot of men have responded to my statement, but few or no women have. Men in general have a much more romantic, idealized view of life than women do-- women tend to be tough realists. Childbirth war stories are a female staple-- I could tell you stuff that would curl your hair. It's a good thing men don't have to give birth-- they're really not up to it, poor things. :)

Of course, other than in war, in which death is supposedly heroic and glorious, the margins of life, birth and death, have traditionally been the domain of women. Childbirth is painful, bloody, and dangerous, and no amount of romanticizing can change those stark facts. I think most of the people horrified by the pictures on those trucks would be equally horrified by scenes from an average childbirth.