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- From: dking@raul.nas.nasa.gov (Dan King)
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- Subject: Re: Back Again To Father
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.001707.10599@nas.nasa.gov>
- Date: 17 Nov 92 00:17:07 GMT
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- ef>In article <forb0004.59.721688277@student.tc.umn.edu> forb0004@student.tc.umn.edu (Eric Forbis) writes:
- dk>In article <1992Nov10.230421.15201@nas.nasa.gov> dking@raul.nas.nasa.gov (Dan King) writes:
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- dk>Husbands and wives talking may be a good thing, but is it worth
- dk>letting government get involved to ensure they talk? We would all
- dk>have to give up much of our privacy to ensure this. I have had
- dk>a vasectomy. If I were to ever marry, I think it should remain
- dk>my choice if I do or don't inform my wife of this fact. I very
- dk>much oppose someone using force of government into my personal
- dk>decision.
-
- ef>Hey ladies, this is _great_! How do you like it when the shoe's on the other
- ef>foot? Marry this character and you may not find out for years that you won't
- ef>be able to have children. His decision dramatically alters your life, yet
- ef>he denies you your right to know of such decisions. Without saying as much,
- ef>he has drastically devalued the status of motherhood; yours isn't worth even
- ef>the pittance of keeping you informed.
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- When I posted this, I kind of figured that there would be some fool that
- would have trouble understanding the difference between doing something
- because you believe it is the right thing, and doing something because
- the government is forcing you to do it. Was I ever surprised when the
- fool that didn't understand the difference was also someone with no clue
- on how to use an editor. I guess being clueless in one area can at times
- result in cluelessness in other areas.
-
- Why don't you give a shot to answering the question I asked Will? Is
- there any area of your personal life you would rather not have the
- government involved in? I would assume from your silly little
- paragraph above that you believe the government should force men to
- inform future brides of their reproductive ability. How would this
- be done? When a man has a vasectomy, would their name go in a
- nationwide database that could be checked prior to marriage?
- Would you also include laws saying you must inform future
- spouses about sexual problems, appetites, or dis-functions? Should
- there be a governmental enforced checklist along with lie
- detector tests prior to marriage?
-
- What would you say is the value of motherhood Eric? I would
- guess it is something you know as little about as you know about
- editors.
-
- Dan King
-