On 18 Oct 2024, Mike Powell said the following...
 
 MP> > It's a fair component to the anti-abortion movement.
 MP> 
 MP> My problem with this component is that I do not understand any assumption
 MP> that the "saved" baby is going to grow up and be a contributing part of
 MP> the economy.

I suppose there are statistics that validate the idea. We always need more general laborers we can undervalue and push to overperform.

 MP> Most pro-life folks want to paint those who want/get abortions as being
 MP> irresponsible and possibly evil.  I think that is wrong but, since that
 MP> is their viewpoint, I am not sure how they believe someone raised by such
 MP> an irresponsible parent (who was forced to have the child) is going to
 MP> grow up to be anything but the same.

This is perhaps the most well-worded take to similar viewpoints I've ever read. The next time my wife and I get into this particular discussion (which will certainly be within the next couple days), I fully intend to adopt (pardon the pun) and share it.

 MP> I also find it very contradictory that they want to force these folks to
 MP> have their kids, yet most of them don't want to have to pay any extra
 MP> taxes to support said kids, and most of them are not out there adopting
 MP> these kids left and right.
 MP> 
 MP> If they were practicing what they preached, they should have a whole
 MP> house full of "saved from abortion" adopted kids... 10 or 20 at least.

I couldn't agree more. I appreciate your thoughts, as always.

RS

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