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dykerider wrote:

"Helen Crames" wrote in message
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Isn't abortion much more expensive than birth control?

Helen

Not if the government pays for it.

Why should the government pay for it?


Its a red herring argument. It appeals to people who want to
denigrate
what
they perceive as a "welfare class." While most people on public
assistance
are white, "welfare queen" (i.e., "the government pays for it") is
code
for
"unmarried, black woman with children." While I know that OP will
strongly
protest, that statement has racist as well as classist overtones.
It
also
tries to assert that the government SHOULDN'T" pay for a legal
medical
procedure because it is against a particular religious point of
view.
The
neo-conservative agenda doesn't accept the role of government in any
way
that doesn't involve the defense industry or war. Therefore, this
is a
trifecta of insults.

So, are you saying the Helen Crames was insulting dykerider?

You haven't answered the question, 'Why should the government pay for
it?'

If a person is eligible for government paid medical care, then it should
be
considered no different than an other gynecological procedure. Many
people
are covered by government plans including civil service employees,
veterans,
and people covered by medical programs who work for low wages in
positions
without private coverage. The question really should be, why would the
government exclude this procedure or simply "why not?"

Abortion used to be illegal in this country and now you think that
American citizens should pay for other people to have abortions. Oh,
what about the rights of the unborn child?

Although some fools believe abortion is a fun thing involving party hats,
and that the majority of women who have it done are repeat offenders, it'
really not that way at all. You know that. The legal availability of the
procedure is important because it acknowledges that more than men, women
often end up in situations where there's no other solution.

I know where this is going next, so you may want to think for a day before
responding the usual way and boring us all to death. Come up with something
other than what your (probably) male minister told you.