Men who cheat on their pregnant wives do not need abortions.

I don't see how that would be particularly relevant.

I don't like to categorize myself.

-- I'm cool like that.

What does this have to do with Alito?

If you have a problem with your state's system, you should definitely contact your representative. I can tell you that a simple and effective system such as the one in my state is a great thing -- and I work in a predominantly family law practice, so I've had plenty of contact with this system on both sides. Anyhow, as some have said, this has nothing to do with Alito, so feel free to start another thread if it concerns you so greatly :)

I'd like to see "hoebag" make it into a SC decision.

Being a switched over Republican, I too wonder about Alito!

there are certain Rights about Abortion as in Roe Vs Wade.

Now, Everyone still wants to change it.

There are times when it is needed and times when it is not.

Just who is the individual to decide the Point.:(

Conservitive, Moderate or Liberal. It doesnt make any difference who is Picked, there will be a fight!:rolleyes:

Democrates Dont Seem to Hit Their Ass With Both Hands!:rolleyes:

I'm glad to see that there is a very slight decline in abortions, altho the data cited is a few years old.

And I assume that the blue states - leaders in abortions - have a lower population and eventually fewer voters because of abortions.

Or are you arguing that population of likely voters is increasing despite abortions?

Was that a Greek philosopher?

The SOUTH, which is "red," has a higher abortion rate than the MIDWEST, which is "blue."

I am just proving you wrong.

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I don't see how telling a husband that his wife got an abortion tells him anything about who the father of the baby was or whether she cheated on him. All it would do is tell him that she was pregnant and chose to end the pregnancy.

In an earlier post, you did say you believe in spousal notification in all matters regarding reproduction. Does that mean spouses get notified when their partner starts birth control, has a vasectomy or buys condoms, spermicide or sponges?

So, a woman goes to clinic to get an abortion and doesn't want her husband to know for some reason. Are they going to run background checks on each of these women to check whether they are married? I see this as an unenforceable law. All she has to do is say she's single and voila, she has gotten around it.

Honesty and disclosure are good policy in a marriage, but you can't legislate communication in a relationship.

The reason that this becomes the issue that determines whether a number of people support a particular Supreme Court judge is because it's the most controversial and emotional issue that this country has faced in the last few decades. There have been other crises and issues but they all went away eventually. This one hasn't. It's a highly charged issue and frankly, some women are scared to death that their rights will be taken away and they will be forced to get dangerous, illegal abortions that can threaten their lives if they decide they don't want to be a parent. That makes it a big deal to many women of child bearing age.

Dee

AGDee, others, please feel free to start another thread on this. This is about Alito, and I think there is more to discuss on him than abortion.

I'll be happy to discuss his judicial philosophy regarding this, but not the issue itself in this thread.

-- call me John Kerry.

You just summed up everything I was thinking.

Just so you know, there's an Alito Abortion Thread so that we can use this one to talk about any other issues that may exist with this nominee.

If I were scared to death, I would:

1 - not do it

2 - use contraception

3 - provide condoms for partners

4 - all of the above

This post is beyond ridiculous.

Anyways, wrigley, do you have a link to that article you mentioned?

297,572,191 people living in US
148,786,095 – 50 % are women
74,393,047 are of childbearing age (50% - just a guesstimation but I think that's about fair)

Assuming all of these women use the most effective form of BC (which they can’t all do because of health issues) and they all use it perfectly (which is pretty much impossible) and the birth control is 99.9% (which is what it says on the package) then each year you can expect 74,393 unintended pregnancies a year.

Unless we are going to stop having sex for pleasure and only ever have sex to procreate we can expect that tens of thousands of women a year will have unintended preganancies. It's just not something that can be controlled, not even with the best birth control. And whether you are scarred teenager or an adult, you should have choices.