Monday, October 31, 2011
http://www.berkshireeagle.com/letters/ci_19230009
So if you read the rest of this article it is about presidential candidate Rick Santorum and how he thinks the debates should include birth control. Apparently he wants to control the availability of birth control and this is part of a reader's response.
I think that this is an example of slippery slope. What do you guys think?
Tragically, the numbers of children abandoned to understaffed state orphanages would only increase exponentially. And so would the number of abortions -- the only alternative left to millions of people who would have otherwise opted for birth control-even if those abortions were unlawful, unsanitary and unsafe. Not to mention, drug dealers would see further profits, this time from selling birth control and the morning after pill RU 486 and who knows how pure those pills would be. Finally, we would see yet another increase in the prison population as untold thousands of people would be imprisoned right next to murderers, rapists and child molesters for having or performing illegal abortions or caught selling birth control items.
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Yes, I definitely think this is a slippery slope. He says that just because we have unlimited birth control, all of these ridiculous things happen. The sad part is, these things are going to happen anyways. The United States needs a lot more than control over how much birth control is given out. Maybe we should start by worrying about our economy and then boil it down to smaller and less important things.
ReplyDeleteWhat things are you talking about when you say "The sad part is, these things are going to happen anyways"?
ReplyDeleteI mean whether or not we limit birth control is not going to change the number of abortions or abandonments. Also, drug dealers are going to try to sell any drugs they can. It does not matter if birth control is legal or not, they are still going to try to convince people to get it from them. Furthermore, the prison population is going up for many things other than "illegal birth control", so those people who go to jail for selling birth control or performing abortions would just add to the crowd. Am I being more clear now?
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