these are all points. some are argumentish, some are 'you don't seem to be fully informed so here's some info for you'.
1. It's not 9 months work; the actual period, including recovery period, is 12 to 20 months (it takes 6-8 weeks for the body to return to pre-pregnancy conditions, and up to a year for the hormones and other post-partum levels to normalize, according to the Mayo Clinic.
2. No man has ever actually been at risk of death because he has to provide for a child. 2 women die every day in the US giving birth (it's been steadily rising for the last 10 years; it's at about 14 per 100k deaths. More common pregnancy related issues such as diabetes can go on for years after.
3. The average cost of using a surrogate, nationally, is about $60,000. The average annual income of a woman in the US is $31k. So the cost of getting a surrogate is about 2 years average income (and likely 3 years of the woman's income for most of the young 21-28 year old women who do the job)
4. If one has intercourse, that's your assent to the possibility that it might result in supporting a child. Most people don't *think* about it, so I'm leery of saying 'consent', but simply put: If you stick your dick in it, the other risks come, even if you say to yourself 'I didn't sign up for that.' The sexually active of both genders often seem to forget this, but it *is* a little easier for a guy to walk away from the decision making.
5. Even when you want it (I did), an abortion is an incredibly traumatic event for most women (I had a breakdown after). Your post is pretty callous to the agonizing decision tree and physical effects of the action. A friend of mine who had to abort due to an nonviable fetus over 5 weeks ago (using the 'week after' pill, as you put it), is still passing matter and bleeding.
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Date: 2010-08-31 07:44 am (UTC)1. It's not 9 months work; the actual period, including recovery period, is 12 to 20 months (it takes 6-8 weeks for the body to return to pre-pregnancy conditions, and up to a year for the hormones and other post-partum levels to normalize, according to the Mayo Clinic.
2. No man has ever actually been at risk of death because he has to provide for a child. 2 women die every day in the US giving birth (it's been steadily rising for the last 10 years; it's at about 14 per 100k deaths. More common pregnancy related issues such as diabetes can go on for years after.
3. The average cost of using a surrogate, nationally, is about $60,000. The average annual income of a woman in the US is $31k. So the cost of getting a surrogate is about 2 years average income (and likely 3 years of the woman's income for most of the young 21-28 year old women who do the job)
4. If one has intercourse, that's your assent to the possibility that it might result in supporting a child. Most people don't *think* about it, so I'm leery of saying 'consent', but simply put: If you stick your dick in it, the other risks come, even if you say to yourself 'I didn't sign up for that.' The sexually active of both genders often seem to forget this, but it *is* a little easier for a guy to walk away from the decision making.
5. Even when you want it (I did), an abortion is an incredibly traumatic event for most women (I had a breakdown after). Your post is pretty callous to the agonizing decision tree and physical effects of the action. A friend of mine who had to abort due to an nonviable fetus over 5 weeks ago (using the 'week after' pill, as you put it), is still passing matter and bleeding.