re: #254 buzzsawmonkey

Fully aware that I may get my head chopped for asking this, let us presume that it is proposed that someone on public assistance who has had a child while on public assistance be ordered to accept Norplant, or some other reversible birth control, for the remainder of time that they are on public assistance, so as not to add to the number of people on the welfare rolls.

That is not forced abortion, but it is interfering with reproductive freedom—yet there is also the issue of someone abusing public support.

Having been on public assistance (by necessity) and Norplant (by choice) I have to say that I am against forcing women to be on Norplant or the neuvo ring or whatever. They affect women differently and I, for one, would rather be celibate than ever be on norplant again. I would say: find a temporary way to prevent MEN from being fertile:)

The welfare system is so broken that nobody even knows where to begin to fix it so they just pour more money into it. Kinda like a leaking rear main seal.

Where does that fit into this discussion on forced abortion?