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rafe bustin (rafeb{at}speakeasy.net) writes:
> On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 21:36:23 -0500, "Osprey"

> wrote:
>
>>But guess what...women are going to want sex, men are going to want sex.
>>The woman gets a choice to get out of it, the man doesn't.
>
> On what planet?

Earth. Now.

> What does a woman "get out of," pray tell?

Either becoming a parent at all ( abortion ), or not being a
*legal* parent, after a birth ( Legal Abandon Laws and
Unilateral Adopting Out Laws ).

> On my planet, it's rather the other way around.

So, how is life in Cloud Cuckoo Land ?

> 99% of the time when sex is non-consensual it's because the
> male is in a position of power over the woman.

No proof offered ? Claim fails.

> If it was consensual, the male still has no rights to
> "walk away" while expecting the woman to carry his baby.

Since she can choose to abort it, he cannot make her " carry
the baby ".

> If the pregnancy itself isn't 100% consensual, it should
> be the woman's decision to carry the child or not.

No one said otherwise. Play with your straw women on your
own time.

> Back in the old days they had these things called
> "shotgun weddings."  I'm sure you've heard the phrase.

At least they provided the child with *both* parents...

Andre

--
" I'm a man... But, I can change... If I have to... I guess. "
                                    The Man Prayer, Red Green.


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