Honeybadger, I thought we dealt with the furphy about "parasites", "tumours" and "space occupying lesions" quite a few posts back. I'm not sure what your intention is in bringing these deliberately provocative terms back in when we are discussing what is a very sensitive issue, for both camps (pro/anti choice/abortion/life - there is no neutral mutually acceptable term for either side).

Steve, thank you for resisting the temptation to fill us in about clinical trials. We may need your expertise later, though!

Col,

Of course rapists force sex! My comment was not about rapists, but referred to the one third of ALL pregnancies being terminated for “health reasons”. Your spin on what was said suggests 100,000 rapes every year.

C’mon Cole, I know it’s tax time, but chill out mate - I’m not stopping you from having an abortion -quite the opposite. Fact is, I support men’s reproductive equity. This includes abortion.

So, in the interests of procreation equity, I suggest Methotrexate be incorporated into breakfast cereals. These should be clearly marked in fine print and use names such as Metho-Bix that would adequately distinguish it from the standard product, but ensure retention of brand loyalty.

This way, we can all enjoy our daily doses of cancer fighting agents, without feeling unnecessary guilt. Murder? No silly, it’s just breakfast!

Seeker.

Its not often I will agree with you but in this case I will make an exception.

Pehaps there should be a anti you reproduction drug after all.

Look for the breakfast pack with your name on it .

Its called '" SEEKERS BUTT OUT OF WOMENS AFFAIRS BREAKFAST

SBOWAB.

We certainly dont want any more of you.

Seeker, you made a grand-standing statement which contained certain inappropriate presumptions. I merely corrected your errors.

I am never going to need an abortion but if were I female and ever pregnant, I alone would decide if I would carry to term or if I would terminate, using whatever method I decided based on the advise of my doctor.

You might support reproductive equality, I prefer to acknowledge that men and women are biologically different and that is part of the “attraction” (and presumably why I was endowed with a liberal allocation of testosterone and the necessary equipment to impregnate any lucky lady who happens to share my bed).

As for the rest of your post – I am not sure if you are being sarcastic, pretending to be funny or just plain obtuse, either way your final 2 paragraphs were not worth reading and do not merit further comment.

I read somewhere:

"Children are culturally optional, economically burdensome & technologically avoidable"

but that was too much to put on the sign of our door mantle, so my wife just put "This house is full of kids & love"

Much easier for the six cellular constructs of ours to understand...and value.

Wendy Lewthwaite,

this is really offensive;

"They are closely related with cross dressers.

Many are from over religous backgrounds and often sexual abuse as we saw throughout the good Churches childrens homes.

If you note the comment about women [dont have to have sex >] [But they do,] from seeker thats a common aggreshion hardley concealed.

These guys are often rapists and offenders themselves." Wendy Lewthwaite.

Few things I noticed is that when women are unhappy with the posts made by men, references are made to something generally of a sexual nature, either the guy must have a small penis or as you alledge that they are "rapists".

Or they accuse the man of hating women etc etc.

Of course there are some who women may think this is funny, but is nothing but a underhanded perverted manipulation.