Hundreds if not thousands. Only a tiny number get reported, they rest are just random strokes or whatever. Big pharma needs its money. Still though, any risk is too much when risk free avenues exist.
You are right that sex itself isn't that valuable, which would make me think you more amenable to abstinence. But children are valuable. And no amount of money can buy you one. Your mileage, of course, may vary.
If you insist on looking it as merely transactional, then they are providing sex, and possibly, exclusive sex (in commited relationships). Most would reckon that very valuable.
I also challenge the risk is low. It is among the greater of risks among drugs. And for no medical benefit. They in fact are reproductive poisons. The same "benefit" (non conception of children) can be achieved with barrier methods (no side effects) or abstinence (no side effects).
Who's risk? And what financial gain?
Why you think it's ethical that hormonal birth control's risks are shouldered by women only when using barrier methods or abstinence is shouldered by both men and women.
If you recall, I'm not a "storm cuck" (in fact until recently I was unwelcome at CP) and didn't even know what NOW was until you informed me.
Just answer the question...unless you have some other better idea...I'm all ears.
You never gave me an answer. I want to know.
https://communities.win/c/Health/p/12igmH7wrZ/unpopular-opinion/
I'm familiar with your positions.
I prefer my own.
Well that's the cost of doing business if you want to get laid by a bunch of desperate sluts.
I've somehow managed to get laid plenty, actually in about 4 hours, without any of those fears. Not sure why anyone is afraid of a baby.
Protect yourself from what?
Well, that's like your...opinion...man!
Pretty sure he's not nearly that handsome. Which is probably why he is the way he is. Maybe he'll understand in the nursing home someday. He'll have a little harem, too.
Let's hope
Lucky his relative still identifies as their birth gender...
“the people leading the woke effort have a deeply unsophisticated understanding of how change occurs in this country. It’s dangerous. I’m fearful there’s going to be a counter-reaction that's going to be huge and vicious and ugly.”
Indeed. The author is right about this. Once you cross that line you are talking civil war/tribalism.
Ok...I agree with what you said here.
But you didn't answer my very simple question...what is wrong with reducing divorce?
I didn't say China was great or governments shouldn't focus on citizens genuine well being.
Nobody is forced to marry a *crazy bitch" anymore, not even in China. Divorce is always bad. It may be less bad than murder, etc. but it's not good. Reducing it is a net positive unless you can demonstrate reducing it increases something worse.
I've watched China Uncensored for years, back when they called themselves China unscripted (when they were obviously scripted).
How is fewer divorces a bad thing?
Can you read? It's essentially a 30 day waiting period. They have these for firearm purchases stateside btw.
Not always. There is a group that are aware of then being taken advantage of by such men and will go to the other extreme and seek non-threatening males (I dare not call then men) or goofy/dopey guys and then complain about that. Balance can be elusive. Though I do think that this group of women has potential for a decent man, one who can protect/guide them. They may even grow to love each other.
Ahhh...I know a few for goodness sake. And they complain they can't find a guy who's got his shit together. And they usually settle for these guys. It's bad out there but not hopeless.
And yet I cannot name a single song produced by either of them. Makes me think the money comes from somewhere else.
I have a pi. There is already big tech animosity towards them it seems. It will kick into overdrive if more people figure out pi-holes.
McShitStain would have lost those wings if it weren't for his daddy.
Potential really has little to do with it, and did I say that it was entitled to "more" protection?
A sperm and egg have potential....to become a human zygote...our first stage of development.
A zygote has realized its potential to become human. It will only continue to develop more completely over time.
I think a reasonable cut off point is conception...it's biologically distinct and knowable. It's stringent and so will prevent the problem with time based cutoffs (which are determined by last menstrual period, which isn't verifiable) being at best approximate. At least driving age is based on your birthdate, trivially verifiable.
Sex requires two people. How is that zero contribution? And furthermore, abstinence is a two way street as well. Seems fair to me. Both partners fertile. Both don't want baby. Both don't have sex.
Same ethics with a condom. Both fertile, both don't want baby, both have a dimished sex act with a barrier between them. I've never used a condom so I am assuming about equal diminishment of the act for the man and woman.
What you propose is women shoulder all the risk of harm for the same benefits while the man assumes no risk.