As a pro-life guy, who doesn't want anyone to get abortions, then, what is your solution to unwanted pregnancy? I presume you're not big on social programs like food stamps and welfare and housing assistance as it is today. Would I be wrong that you'd be against expanding these programs to support the number of unintended babies that lack of abortion must inevitably lead to? I don't mean just increasing the amount of government funding that goes into these programs, but you'd also need to invent new programs. Like 100% subsidized day care for the children of parents who can't afford it, let's say. Nothing luxurious, but proper preschools for kids whose single parent has to go to work. Would you vote for that?
What about 100% government funded medical care for the child for its first five years of life, when a child absolutely needs professional medical supervision in the early stages of development? Ready to say an enthusiastic yes to that, vote for it, then have your paycheck taxed (well, your parents' paycheck, you're still a kid) to do it? I'm sure the answer is yes, look at all the babies you saved, you must want them to have a long and healthy and fulfilling life!
Bah, maybe that's too expensive, those two things, right? Let's try a cheaper alternative. First, you'd have to support a completely medically accurate and fulsome curriculum of sex education, from about 10 years old. Why there? Because puberty and all those Satanic urges are right around the corner for almost all children. They ought to go into the battle well armed, right? Doesn't seem so bad, right? Well, unfortunately, many of these kids are going to start experimenting sexually early on. Are you willing to put taxpayer funded condoms in every school nurse's office, which children can take without telling their parents? I know you want mom and dad to know that their daughter is curious about giving a blow job, and once she gets a taste of that sweet dick, she might want to hop on it and give that a whirl, but most kids don't tell their parents, and, shockingly, STILL DO IT WITH THEIR PEERS. So telling their parents becomes an obstacle to them using the free birth control you offer, and uh oh, we still have a bunch of unintended pregnancies.
Would you offer government subsidy for IUD's regardless of income status and age provided you're at the age of reprodution? So any female who's had her first period can say "Just to be safe, I'm going to get an IUD because I don't want to have a child." And the government pays for it? They're inexpensive compared to welfare for 18 years, right? And the government buying power probably makes them even cheaper. Sure, some kids might not tell their parents they need an IUD, but those kids might be able to tell their partner to go get some of the rubbers from the nurse's office.
What's your solution?
