If there were a safe, inexpensive, and 100% effective contraceptive that PREVENTED conception ...

[Boojatta]

then would there be less controversy about abortion?

[drmeow]

1. No (eom)

[roody]

2. No.

[Diamonique]

3. No.

[liberal N proud]

4. NO!

[auntsue]

5. Probably not - -

even a planned pregnancy can go wrong and cause complications that lead to a recommendation to end the pregnancy. AND certain people would still be opposed. Also some people are totally opposed top
contraception so the debate would rage on.

[RKP5637]

6. They would then see the contraceptive as a form of abortion. The same

crap would go on because one is not dealing with rationale individuals.

[PeaceNikki]

17. "They" already do.

[Hello_Kitty]

7. We already have methods that are pretty close.

And the controversy rages because it's about controlling women's sexual behavior not "life" for the anti-choice movement.

[blue neen]

12. Bingo, bingo, bingo.

I wish I could recommend your post a thousand times. :)

[Hello_Kitty]

16. Thank you!

:)

[Fumesucker]

8. That would be an aspirin tablet..

Held firmly between the knees. :evilgrin:

And before anyone starts, yes I know it's possible to have intercourse with the knees held together, just not in the missionary position.

[elleng]

9. No. 'They' want an end to any sexual activity not producing embryo,

and to prosecute anyone doing otherwise.

[Angry Dragon]

10. NO

[handmade34]

11. no

[prairierose]

13. No......n/t

[customerserviceguy]

14. Would there be 100% certainty that those who the contraceptive was intended for would use it?

If you don't have that, then you have unwanted pregnancy. I've long hoped for a chemical means of male contraception, it might eliminate a lot of abortions.

[emilyg]

15. Good question.

[PeaceNikki]

18. Women are fertile for about four decades. They spend most of that time trying to avoid pregnancy.

Many women use "effective" protection ineffectively. Others try to be abstinent and do so ineffectively.

"Many reliable methods of contraception exist to choose from, and when all else fails, we now have legal and safe abortion. Abortion is a crucial backstop for contraception, it’s the birth control method of last resort. It’s impossible for women to really control their fertility without access to abortion because no contraceptive is 100% effective, and because women can’t always access birth control or may not use it correctly. Of course, women have always tried to control their fertility in one way or another. Birth control has an ancient history, and some early natural methods were actually quite effective, including crocodile dung and honey placed in the vagina as a barrier method, a tea made from beaver testicles boiled in alcohol, and half a squeezed lemon used as a diaphragm. Also, women have always resorted to abortion, in every era and every culture. But it’s been clandestine, and often unsafe. As long as it was hidden, it didn’t really exist, so it wasn’t an issue for male authority."

From: http://mypage.direct.ca/w/writer/paternity-patriarchy-reproductive-rights.html Joyce Arthur - far and away my favorite writer on women's reproductive rights.

[uppityperson]

19. No, because we uppity women just luvs getting preggers so we can kill our unborn kids

what with being so passive aggressive and all, it makes us happy AND it is sooooooooo much simpler and easier and much convenient than using condoms or having a period since we can schedule it too!

[Th1onein]

20. If it were available to everyone; and there was enough education about it.

You know, something you could buy as easily as a pack of cigarettes, bottle of beer, or a soda. I think we would go a long way towards making "choice" a moot point.

[uppityperson]

22. Why do you put choice in quotes? Do you really want the only choice to be an illegal unhygienic

abortion? Unless you are rich or powerful enough to afford to go your own doctor? Do you seriously want (as you put it) "choice" of having a medical abortion not be there, have the only choice a dirty back alley one?

Why do you put choice in quotes?

[PeaceNikki]

21. Are anti-choicers allowed to post in this forum?

Honest question.

[uppityperson]

23. Yes, unfortunately they are.

there is the pro-choice group for a place where they aren't.

[PeaceNikki]

24. hrmph

Noted and added that group to my forums.

Thanks.

[HockeyMom]

25. About the closest you can get to 100% effective

is dual (male and female partners) sterilizations. However, this is only for those who don't any/more children.

I doubt the anti choice people even like this because to them "sex has CONSEQUENCES", as in babies. If you "beat" the consequences, whether from using BC or being infertile, then they think you shouldn't be having sex at all I suppose.

I think it goes way beyond abortion from listening to some of these people.