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- From: dsh@eceyv.ncsu.edu (Doug Holtsinger)
- Newsgroups: alt.rush-limbaugh,talk.abortion
- Subject: Re: rights and responsibilities
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.013520.10858@ncsu.edu>
- Date: 20 Nov 92 01:35:20 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov13.170451.24505@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>
- psmith@iies.ecn.purdue.edu (Paul Smith) writes:
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- > regard@hpsdde.sdd.hp.com (Adrienne Regard) writes:
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- >> Now, when society does not/cannot offer an alternative, this series of
- >> assumptions, behaviors and ramifications does not occur. Society can
- >> offer an option to parenthood, but it cannot offer an option to pregnancy.
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- > Society does offer an alternative to pregnancy - it's called abstinence.
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- I think once you're pregnant, abstinence won't help you get 'un-pregnant',
- will it?
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- Abstinence isn't really an alternative to sex, if that's what you meant.
- But there are many alternatives to sexual intercourse which are far more
- enjoyable than abstinence, and which don't involve any risk in getting
- pregnant.
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- >-Paul
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- Doug Holtsinger
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