From: bard@cutter.ssd.loral.com (J H Woodyatt)
Subject: The *REAL* force behind the pro-choice movement...
Reply-To: bard@cutter.ssd.loral.com
Organization: Abiogenesis 4 Less
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 20:36:32 GMT

hamilton@mothra.rose.hp.com (Steve Hamilton) writes:
#  Wouldn't it be interesting if the pro-abortion movement was really the
#  brainchild of chauvenistic males who saw pregnancy as the last barrier
#  to getting all the sex they wanted? Perhaps feminists have been duped.
# 
#  Just a bizzare thought.

Heh.  Take it to talk.bizarre and see how long you last with it.

Your puny theory (which incidentally is also Feminists For Life's
theory) falls down in its sexist assumption that only men are capable
of coming up with and implementing such a devious (NOT!) scheme to
make the consequences of unplanned pregnancy, for both men and women,
less dire.

"I have very bad news, John.  I'm pregnant."

"Oh damn, that *is* bad news."

"What am I going to do?"

"Have the baby?"

"I couldn't go through with it.  My life would be ruined.  I'd have to
go off my anti-depressants.  My doctor says I might not live through
childbirth.  I can barely keep myself in rice and beans -- a kid?  No
way.  Prenatal care is impossible to get.  I gotta fight my way past
violent protestors to get checkups at the free clinic.  I don't have
any health coverage.  I can't pay for a proper birth at a hospital.
They'll replace me at work if I take pregnancy leave.  How am I going
to support myself as an office clerk with a newborn child.  I can't
afford day care.  I'll have to go on AFDC, WIC and get food stamps,
and the budgets for those are getting slashed every year.  No way.
What am I going to do?"

"Maybe I could quit college and get a job selling something.  We could
get married.  I could support you."

"Married?  You have to be kidding.  Your wife would kill you in
divorce court if she didn't simply take a shotgun to you.  No.  That
doesn't work.  What am I going to do?"

"You could have the baby and put it up for adoption."

"I've still got the problem with the anti-depressants, the pre-natal
care and pregnancy leave from work not to mention where am I going to
get the cash for a hospital stay.  Childbirth costs like thousands of
dollars.   What if I can't find anybody to adopt the baby."

"There are people who can help.  There's a crisis pregnancy counseling
center in town."

"They're cryptofascist screwheads.  All they care about is making a
quick buck selling babies across state lines.  No.  That's out.  What
am I going to do?"

"Well, have you considered a safe, legal abortion?"

"Gosh, no -- why didn't I think of that?"

"Oh, simple.  You're a girl.  You couldn't possibly think of something
like that.  It's not your nature.  You might even be able to use
RU-486 and you won't even have to deal with the protestors at the
clinic."

"Gosh, you're smart.  I wish I were a man.  You guys have such big
brains."


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+---------------------------+  I wasn't expecting it.  When Danny Elfman
| J H Woodyatt              |  sang the words, `goo goo ga choo,' Sunday
| bard@cutter.ssd.loral.com |  night, I cracked.  Some horrors are too
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