Absolutism
The real problem in the Morming After Pill debate is absolutism. I suspect that there is a group of Conservatives who, on hearing that the pill is an abortive, decide that since abortion is absolutely wrong that the Morning After Pill is absolutely wrong and, therefore, the pill must be illegal ... even in the case of rape.
To preempt this knee-jerk group, the progressive scientists go on a massive campaign to redefine "abortion" and to redefine "conception."
These progressive scientists themselves are being knee-jerk. They are responding to the absolutism of a minority. Abortion is legal in the US. As the majority of Americans want this option available for victims of rape and condom failure, I doubt this redefining of terms is a major factor in determining the outcome of the debate.
Unfortunately, since the progressive scientists have put us through the brain damage of redefining terms, we find ourselves in a new era of abosolutism. The marketers for the morning after pill have created the illusion that the pills are an absolutely wonderful and acceptable product to be used as a primary means of contraception.
The redefining of terms has effectively positioned this pill as a primary means of contraception, and we can expect a very large number of women to have their first sexual experiences without any other form of protection ... which will result in more AIDS victims and unwanted pregnancies.
Personally, I think the best world is one where the pill is widely available, but that it is openly recognized that the pill aborts the birth process at the embryotic stage. In such a world, the pill would be widely available; however, there would be a strong stigma against using it as a primary form of birth control.
The progressive scientists who are trying to re-engineer society by redefining terms generally end up making a muck of things. By redefining terms, they have effectively positioned their product in the market as a primary means of birth control. The end result of this idiocy is that are likely to increase the problems they pretend to be against.
This is a common pattern. The absolutism on one side breeds an absolutism on the other, society at large suffers in the process.
To preempt this knee-jerk group, the progressive scientists go on a massive campaign to redefine "abortion" and to redefine "conception."
These progressive scientists themselves are being knee-jerk. They are responding to the absolutism of a minority. Abortion is legal in the US. As the majority of Americans want this option available for victims of rape and condom failure, I doubt this redefining of terms is a major factor in determining the outcome of the debate.
Unfortunately, since the progressive scientists have put us through the brain damage of redefining terms, we find ourselves in a new era of abosolutism. The marketers for the morning after pill have created the illusion that the pills are an absolutely wonderful and acceptable product to be used as a primary means of contraception.
The redefining of terms has effectively positioned this pill as a primary means of contraception, and we can expect a very large number of women to have their first sexual experiences without any other form of protection ... which will result in more AIDS victims and unwanted pregnancies.
Personally, I think the best world is one where the pill is widely available, but that it is openly recognized that the pill aborts the birth process at the embryotic stage. In such a world, the pill would be widely available; however, there would be a strong stigma against using it as a primary form of birth control.
The progressive scientists who are trying to re-engineer society by redefining terms generally end up making a muck of things. By redefining terms, they have effectively positioned their product in the market as a primary means of birth control. The end result of this idiocy is that are likely to increase the problems they pretend to be against.
This is a common pattern. The absolutism on one side breeds an absolutism on the other, society at large suffers in the process.
posted by y-intercept at 11:27 AM
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