Abstinance is murder.
Letting just _one_ egg miss fertilization denies that egg the chance to become a human being. I think that the felony charge should be manslaughter for
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crime as it's not quite as bad as:
Birth control
Birth control is nothing more than premeditated murder, though I think that a plea-bargain in most cases should be offered: Drop the charge to manslaughter if the perp agrees to artificial insemination with the eggs of some woman who is unable to get pregnant due to some medical condition.
This, of course is the position of the Mormon Church, and was originally
used to justify the polygamous practices of the early Mormons. Somehow
this concept (as well as polygamy) was phased out by "new revelations" just
like the "skin of blackness" curse on all non-whites was during the
sixties.
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"If ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude
greater than the animating contest for freedom, go home from us in peace.
We seek not your counsel, nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that
feeds you. May your chains set lightly upon you; and may posterity forget
that ye were our countrymen."
-- Samuel Adams
"Stupidity is the one arena of of human achievement where most people
fulfill their potential."
-- Jonathan Wienke
Never sign a contract that contains the phrase "first-born child."
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