tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post5827480137231864801..comments2024-03-28T18:32:05.933-04:00Comments on bensozia: Birth Control, Medicaid, Poverty, Racism, and the FutureJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-34443853669945078952016-11-07T17:20:12.661-05:002016-11-07T17:20:12.661-05:00Did I miss the discussion of the agency of the wom...Did I miss the discussion of the agency of the women themselves? Offer birth control to all women before they leave the hospital or birthing center (or before the midwife departs the home). Discussion of eugenics and replacement rates discounts the facts of their individual lives.Miss Grimkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627845964264696871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-21498903983677031322016-10-31T13:06:14.828-04:002016-10-31T13:06:14.828-04:00I'm with G. Verloren.
(And I agree with your ...I'm with G. Verloren.<br /><br />(And I agree with your concerns, John Bedell.)pootrsoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05975929246429466067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-25212068549328779452016-10-30T07:36:23.167-04:002016-10-30T07:36:23.167-04:00@John
I know you're loathe to censor people, ...@John<br /><br />I know you're loathe to censor people, and I respect that conviction, but I have to ask - have we reached the point where we can ban pithom yet? Because we've got open advocation of eugenics going on here now, and that's not exactly something I think you should be expecting your readers and commenters to tolerate.<br /><br />Maybe you're reluctant to draw a line in the proverbial sand, but if you don't, eventually one might just end up being drawn for you. Tolerance is an admirable trait, but at some point it's virtually guaranteed you're going to start losing readers over the behavior of this single individual. Something to consider.G. Verlorennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-26666654360166027922016-10-29T22:44:25.290-04:002016-10-29T22:44:25.290-04:00"It is also an inconvenient fact that if full..."It is also an inconvenient fact that if fully implemented this program would have a bigger impact on black and Hispanic birth rates than those of whites and Asians, since more black and Hispanic women are poor. The legacy of forced sterilization programs for poor, minority women makes many activists very suspicious. Childbirth is a traumatic (in the medical sense) act that is accompanied by massive hormonal changes and often leads to complications like post-partum depression, so is six hours after birth the right time to ask a single woman to make a decision with major life consequences? It smacks of taking advantage of a moment of weakness to sign women up for the agenda of the state."<br /><br />-All of these are pluses, not minuses.pithomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13997094225496018110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-21727647305400695462016-10-29T08:54:09.497-04:002016-10-29T08:54:09.497-04:00Declining birthrate adversely affects replacement ...Declining birthrate adversely affects replacement rate only if immigration doesn't make up the difference. I don't see a problem in the U.S.; I do in Japan (and some other countries).Shadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05353532874773316117noreply@blogger.com