If it would have no negative impact on people’s health, would you render everyone in the world sterile except during months in which they took a cheap, readily available “fertility” pill? How much do you think birth rates would drop if conceiving a child required such a deliberate act?
Well, that would certainly eliminate unwanted pregnancies. However, I happen to know that I was an “accident” and this procedure would have eliminated my existence as well. I do think that birth rates would drop, which I don’t necessarily believe would be a bad thing. I mean, our planet is in danger of reaching the point of overpopulation if we stay our current course. Maybe we’re already there.
The super villain in me thinks the sterilization vs. fertility pill idea would be a good one. But then there’s that part of me with a moral compass that would constantly question the human rights of it all. So I guess I’d have to be against such a system.
But what do you think? Would you be in favor of this kind of population control? Let me know down in the comments!
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I’m totally for it! That would solve so many issues and it doesn’t seem like a rights issue because you’d have the right to get the pill when you planned for a child. Provided the pill is available for all, not just those in certain situations.
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I think this is totally fine! As long as the pill was available whenever someone wanted it. If I choose to take it every month to be fertile then that’s my choice. But would this mean that a female’s cycle would stop except for those months in which she took the pill? Cos after the last two days of cramps and dealing with that aspect of being a female, I would be TOTALLY down for that 😂
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In a one word answer… NO!
I had my tubes tied the morning after I gave birth to my 7th child. Having 7 children was my choice and having my tubes tied was also my choice.
If a certain population was forced to have sterilization..then we would have never heard of Beethoven. My children will never be like Beethoven, but they are still wonderful… even my problem child.
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