Baby tests positive for illegal drugs? Arrest the mom.

[DrPhil]

I hope he was just trolling and really knows all of this stuff. I hope.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

You're a sicko. That's all I've got.

Originally Posted by DrPhil

I hope he was just trolling and really knows all of this stuff. I hope.

Yes and probably not, unfortunately.

This psycho who proposed the plan could have at least couched it in "population control to save the planet's resources" and offered the payment to anyone - rich or poor - who decided to get sterilized. Even though it probably would end up with the same result he was gunning for.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Yes and probably not, unfortunately.

This psycho who proposed the plan could have at least couched it in "population control to save the planet's resources" and offered the payment to anyone - rich or poor - who decided to get sterilized. Even though it probably would end up with the same result he was gunning for.

I agree.

If people choose to be sterilized it should be a conscious and well-informed decision not based on economic (and racial and ethnic) disadvantage. Don't target poor people with an overrepresentation of racial and ethnic minorities, frighten them, misinform them, and entice them with "free". This song has been sung plenty of times in the USA and around the world for generations.

I really want Kevin, some politicians, some community leaders, and some policy makers to research and read. Actually research and read some news articles, books, and peer-reviewed journal articles from 1900-2014.

[33girl]

And the other thing that kills me is...I have friends (middle class and white) who have asked for hysterectomies or tubal ligations and had doctors refuse because "you're too young to know what you want" and "you may want babies someday. You are a woman, of course!" But that's a different thread and a different struggle, I suppose.