Tuesday, 17 February 2009

Poverty, Decadence and Abortion

Desperately poor women have abortions, voluntarily or because desperately poor men force them to.

Ludicrously rich and spoilt women have abortions, voluntarily or because ludicrously rich and spoilt men force them to.

Poverty causes abortion.

Decadence causes abortion.

Eschew both.

And that includes voting against both.

17 comments:

Jiminy said...

What exactly is your expertise on this subject?

David Lindsay said...

Which one, poverty or decadence?

Jiminy said...

How do you know what causes abortion? What is your research? Are you medically qualified?

Abortion isn't a joke, actually.

David Lindsay said...

Nor is either poverty or decadence.

Or eugenic ideology (a decadent response to poverty), or sexual promiscuity (a feature both of poverty and of decadence), or pornography (likewise), or...

If these things do not cause abortion, then what does?

Jiminy said...

I asked what your expertise was. Why are ducking the question?

David Lindsay said...

Well, what's yours, then? An obstetrician couldn't necessarily answer to the question in the way that you mean.

I have never witnessed an abortion being performed, but so what? The people performing it might very well have no idea of the woman's circumstances.

Of course, you are just being facetious, and I doubt that you are much over 17. In fact, I don't see how you possibly can be. If you are, then you badly need to get a life.

Anonymous said...

You are no stranger to either poverty or decadence David.

David Lindsay said...

But I have never quite fallen into either. Even if I had several very, very lucky escapes.

Anonymous said...

And will no doubt have many, many more.

David Lindsay said...

Oh, no doubt at all.

Anonymous said...

Jiminy would not believe them.

David Lindsay said...

He'll learn, he'll learn.

Now, back on topic. This post is not about the more colourful chapters in my life story.

Chris said...

Pornography causes abortion?

David Lindsay said...

Of course. Imagine how many abortions the "actresses" have to have.

And the Playboy Foundation is a major funder of abortion, including of "Catholics For A Free Choice".

Jiminy said...

So let me get this right. You make statements about the reasons women have abortions even though you have no expertise, medical or statistical. Is that correct?

Chris said...

Interesting that you have left Jiminy's latest up for five hours without replying to it. I suppose it speaks for itself. The poor, sweet, innocent, boy.

Does he really believe that there are "statistical" data on this sort of thing?

David Lindsay said...

Oh, yes. Which mediocre Sixth Former would not? Or I should say, as you do, "poor, sweet, innocent, boy".

He'll learn.