The difference is less than 5%. Less than 3% if I remember correctly, actually. If you normalize for hours worked and type of job.
I don't believe that for a second. Both genders are biased against in social spheres.more social respect,
Yes because there are more men in the country than women and we're to blame for democratic processes.more seats in government, etc
This is not a game. You're talking about leaving a guy on the hook for 18 years for a kid he doesn't even want. It's not about privilege.Give women a privilege for once.
I agree entirely. For the most part, it isn't even a real issue, political parties just make a play on it to get votes. It's not going anywhere. The only thing that might possibly happen is some circumstances surrounding it might change -- and even that depends on many factors.
Your sperm are not in the process of becoming a human being. They're sperm just swimming around in your jelly beans.
Your egg is not in the process of becoming a human. It's hanging out until it can get the chance to be fertilized, and if it doesn't, it's evicted.
An embryo on the other hand...
Parasite: An organism that grows, feeds, and is sheltered on or in a different organism while contributing nothing to the survival of its host.
You have a right to your own body, if you don't wish to allow it to support another being in a parasitic relationship, that's your choice. Your bodily fluids belong to you.
Take the fetus (which by definition IS a parasite) out, whole. If it survives on it's own, great. If not, oh well.
That's why I suggested 3 months from being informed or 3 months before the due date. Whichever provided the greater time frame. It wouldn't exactly be fair for a guy to let the girl know the week before her due date. Nor would it be fair for the girl to let the guy know a week before her due date. I think 3 months is a great compromise.
There's a vast difference between a an emotionally unprepared woman who screwed up her own life, and another who's pregnancy came about as a result of rape. The former is more treatable with the right amount of help from Planned Parenthood and other organizations, the other is much less so and significantly more likely to result in major depression and suicide on the mother's part.
Would it assuage your nonexistant morality if I added the word unborn before the word child? I know you would support the murder anyways but I suppose it is only fair to give you the right to argue that the fact that it hasn't exited it's mother vagina means ending it's life is ok.
So again what happens when the science is good enough to keep a fetus alive from the very start? If they start being counted a beings with rights, that would make every abortion previously performed into murder.
It's only logical to consider life from the moment of conception to be a valid first stage of life, because the science will get there eventually.
The fact that there is a difference at all is repugnant.
Women are more biased against. You are obviously a man.I don't believe that for a second. Both genders are biased against in social spheres.
Bullshit. Women make up about 50% of the population at the very least.Yes because there are more men in the country than women and we're to blame for democratic processes.
I'm more concerned with the threat to the mother's right to bodily autonomy then men bitching about child support payments. Even though I do agree with you.This is not a game. You're talking about leaving a guy on the hook for 18 years for a kid he doesn't even want. It's not about privilege.
Originally Posted by Marjane Satrapi
I beg to differ. Up until very recently historically speaking infanticide was a relatively commonplace practice. In fact, before sedentary society developed infanticide was necessary as a means of ensuring sustainable living.
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And when you drive drunk, you run the risk of crashing. Do we deny drunk drivers medical care for the same reason?
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If that were the case then abortion would be a non-issue because the availability of artificial uteri would lead to far more historectomies.
Originally Posted by Marjane Satrapi