So that morning after pill isn’t going to put a funny mark in your wallet is it?
I agree with you on the underaged purchasers though.
The Whistler - 10:08am on 08/24/2006
The age of concent is lower than 18 in most states, so your argument doesn’t hold much water.
Don Myers - 11:08am on 08/24/2006
The age of consent is about getting married. Married folks aren’t the problem here, are they?
robert108 - 11:08am on 08/24/2006
bob:
1. the “age of concent” applies to more than mariage. It’s the cut-off date for statutory rape as well. Basically, it’s the age a person can concent to having sex.
2. Married people use contraception as well, bob
Don Myers - 12:08pm on 08/24/2006
The reason why sensible people want universal access is because it’s better for the girl to keep it private and quiet. People who want oarental notification laws are people who want to further abuse raped children, because, as we know, a pregnant child is by definition a raped child.
Also, a child is something that said child will have to deal with for the rest of her life - her parents don’t. So, just as your parents can not legally maime you for the rest of your life, neither can they saddle you with the burden of an unwanted child conceived of rape.
Get it?
JMJ
Jersey McJones - 12:08pm on 08/24/2006
People who want oarental notification laws are people who want to further abuse raped children, because, as we know, a pregnant child is by definition a raped child.
What if the other party was younger than her? Does that make her the rapists.
If it was legitimately rape it’s absolutely something the family needs to deal with.
Congratulations, that’s the new record for dumbest post ever.
The Whistler - 12:08pm on 08/24/2006
And what if the rapist is her father? And think of the shame! If it’s rape, we would all hope she comes forward to the police. That’s her call - that’s what the constitution says. You can not compel anyone to testify to anything - including kids. And you can’t have parents maiming their kids for life just as you can’t have parents saddling their children with children.
As for dumb - pl-ease. You wouldn’t last five minutes in a debate with me.
JMJ
Jersey McJones - 12:08pm on 08/24/2006
If we hold that parents are responsible for their children (and we’d better all agree on that point or this country is in serious trouble) then we also have to agree that children shouldn’t be allowed access to abortions or emergency contraceptives without their parent’s knowledge.
I don’t think kids under 18 should be allowed to buy anything without their parents’ permission.
I think we can all agree that any young girl seeking a (thong or other revealing article of clothing) is obviously engaging in risky sexual behavior, should that child be allowed to engage in that behavior and then make decisions that will likely alter the rest of her life without involving her parents? NO!
Dave - 12:08pm on 08/24/2006
Well then, Dave. Should parents be allowed to break their kids backs leaving them paraplegic for the rest of their lives? Or, should a child that can be cured of paraplegia be denied a cure because the parents don’t like it?
JMJ
Jersey McJones - 12:08pm on 08/24/2006
And what if the rapist is her father?
There are provisions in place - social services, child protection, police procedures and the court system - to deal with abusive parents.
I don’t think that’s an argument to support policies which exclude the vast majority of parents who aren’t abusive.
So that morning after pill isn’t going to put a funny mark in your wallet is it?
I agree with you on the underaged purchasers though.
The age of concent is lower than 18 in most states, so your argument doesn’t hold much water.
The age of consent is about getting married. Married folks aren’t the problem here, are they?
bob:
1. the “age of concent” applies to more than mariage. It’s the cut-off date for statutory rape as well. Basically, it’s the age a person can concent to having sex.
2. Married people use contraception as well, bob
The reason why sensible people want universal access is because it’s better for the girl to keep it private and quiet. People who want oarental notification laws are people who want to further abuse raped children, because, as we know, a pregnant child is by definition a raped child.
Also, a child is something that said child will have to deal with for the rest of her life - her parents don’t. So, just as your parents can not legally maime you for the rest of your life, neither can they saddle you with the burden of an unwanted child conceived of rape.
Get it?
JMJ
What if the other party was younger than her? Does that make her the rapists.
If it was legitimately rape it’s absolutely something the family needs to deal with.
Congratulations, that’s the new record for dumbest post ever.
And what if the rapist is her father? And think of the shame! If it’s rape, we would all hope she comes forward to the police. That’s her call - that’s what the constitution says. You can not compel anyone to testify to anything - including kids. And you can’t have parents maiming their kids for life just as you can’t have parents saddling their children with children.
As for dumb - pl-ease. You wouldn’t last five minutes in a debate with me.
JMJ
I don’t think kids under 18 should be allowed to buy anything without their parents’ permission.
I think we can all agree that any young girl seeking a (thong or other revealing article of clothing) is obviously engaging in risky sexual behavior, should that child be allowed to engage in that behavior and then make decisions that will likely alter the rest of her life without involving her parents? NO!
Well then, Dave. Should parents be allowed to break their kids backs leaving them paraplegic for the rest of their lives? Or, should a child that can be cured of paraplegia be denied a cure because the parents don’t like it?
JMJ
There are provisions in place - social services, child protection, police procedures and the court system - to deal with abusive parents.
I don’t think that’s an argument to support policies which exclude the vast majority of parents who aren’t abusive.