"I want to have your abortion" - Marla Singer, Fight Club
I'm concerned with how sex and abortions are so nonchalantly accepted and I'm by no means prude or "backward". I read Fight Club a long time ago. The movie will be celebrating its 20 year anniversary this year. That line above was excluded from the movie because it was "too offensive". I guarantee you that if Fight Club was released in 2019, the line would not only be included, it would be highlighted as a symbol of women's rights and encouraged, even though the true feminine meaning of the movie would be lost on the majority.
I am 100% for the government getting out of the way of pretty much everything. Government makes everything worse. [Yes, I know, without government children would be working in coal mines with amputated limbs from workplace injury.] The government is a tool for those who seek power. Never give power to the government you're not willing to give to your worst enemies.
Where we stand now: Men pay the majority of taxes. Taxes fund abortions [Hey, the best way to get more of a behavior is to subsidize it]. Men definitely have a say on these grounds alone, not to mention in takes two to tango. Planned Parenthood sells baby body parts -- $$$$$. The Virginia governor recently endorsed "post-birth abortion". FFS, the fact that we're using language like "post-birth abortion" instead of calling it by its true name is disgusting and telling how far our society has morally drifted.
One solution: The government prohibits the selling of babies, but you should be able to. Many will gasp in horror at that statement while shrugging at the murder of a developed baby. 10-15% of couples experience infertility and I'd venture to guess that a similar percentage of women have had abortions. It's extremely difficult and costly for infertile couples to adopt. Until you've wanted kids you probably won't understand this, but being in a committed relationship, wanting children, and being unable to have them is heartbreaking. [No, the government shouldn't subsidize fertility clinics either.] A marketplace should be allowed to operate.
For all you involuntary celibates that have never had a pregnancy scare, let me share with you a bit of my past. "I missed my period" are some words you do NOT want to hear when you're 16 years old and your subconscious knows you're in a terrible relationship. I've heard that phrase a couple of times from a couple different ex-girlfriends. Thinking about it now still stresses me out. I was young. I was playing with fire. Luckily, I have never impregnated any of my ex-girlfriends (of which I'm aware). I'm glad I was never in a position to choose between an abortion or a child. I'm afraid my selfishness would have wanted to pay $300 for the procedure. $300 is an inexpensive way to crush your soul.
Anyway, I hope the lot of you will never have to choose as well.
Probably the wrong crowd for this because family obligations supersede video gaming: Eat healthy. Exercise. Find a good girl. Marry her. Impregnate her. Raise a family. Be a man. But then again, video games attractively sap male ambition. Good luck!