"Sheila" wrote in message
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You haven't answered the question, 'Why should the government pay for
it?'

For the same reason the government pays for other medical procedures,
like
hip replacements, or medication for childrens' ear infections. However,
I'll
add this: The same government should also pay for health education which
would help minimize some health disorders, and said education should be
completely factual & not influenced by church committees.

So you believe in taking from one group to give to another, even to the
point of taking innocent lives.

Two separate issues. "taking from one group...." refers to who should pay
for ALL medical procedures, including setting broken bones, eye exams and
abortions. Because of the economic structure of this country, there will
ALWAYS be people who cannot afford health insurance, so you'd better get
used to the idea unless you have a better solution. What do you suppose a
hotel room would cost if the maids were paid $35,000.00 per year? How about
the lower paid kitchen staff in restaurants? Are you ready for an $11.00
hamburger at your typical diner? How about a 3 lb bag of carrots for $8.00?
As long as menial work needs to be done, the government will have to pay for
health insurance for millions of people.

"Taking innocent lives" is not connected with the financial issue. You
either accept government supported health care IN GENERAL, or you don't.


My ex-wife's Unitarian church ran a series of sex ed classes which were
very
explicit. They honored parents' wishes through a real high tech scheme
which
involved typing and printing things on paper - quite revolutionary. All
parents were given VERY detailed copies of each week's lesson plan so
they
could keep their kids out of certain classes if they wished to do so.
Why
couldn't public schools do this, rather than have the typical
all-or-nothing
wars which seem to be the hobby of the fundamentalists?


Well, when I grew up, parents taught their children about sex. I think
that is where it should be taught today too. Let schools teach real
subjects.

SOME parents teach their kids about sex. Of that group, some are idiots and
teach their kids things which are simply incorrect. Not the morals, but the
scientific facts. That's how you end up with unwanted pregnancies. You can't
scream about abortion *and* try to stamp out information which will help
lower the abortion rate. Sorry. It's immature to think that way.