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Abortion banned in Texas, at least for now

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(This post was last modified: 09-06-2021, 07:52 PM by Lucky2Last.)

Couple stats that might adjust your thinking:
  • 59% of international adoptions are of children who have a non-Hispanic Asian decent.
  • In the area of foster care, 35% of the adoptions are of non-Hispanic black children, just two percentage points behind Caucasian children.
  • The majority of children who are adopted are non-white, but 73% of these children are adopted by parents who are white.
  • Some 84% of international adoptions are interracial.
  • Among all non-Caucasian children who are adopted, 73% of them are adopted into Caucasian families.

So, I can agree that a certain percentage of families are looking for white babies only, but that's not a majority, and race, by and large, doesn't seem to play a role. Generally speaking, people who want to adopt don't make race a high priority. 

As it pertains to abortions, what I posted is not a myth. Here's a few more stats to consider:
  • 1.14% are done to save the life or physical health of the mother.
  • 1.28% to preserve the mental health of the mother.
  • 0.39% in cases of rape or incest.
  • 0.69% for fetal birth defects, or eugenics.
This makes a total of 3.5% for all of the "hard" cases when  you combine them. Even the research arm of Planned Parenthood only lists "hard" cases at 7%, so it's safe to say these numbers aren't far off. 96.5% of all abortions happen for social or economic reasons. Not for any other reason. I would much rather focus on eliminating those variables than eliminating the children.


The only other point I feel I should address is the daycare one. I don't really want free daycare. I want companies to be more flexible about allowing parents to take their children to work. I think it's bad to have our kids separated from us for so long. Making society more accepting of children is one of the ways we can combat the social pressures of having a child. It's more of an idea than any hard fact I'm making here.

Oh, the idea that there is a myth of utilitarianism is not as far off as you think. While I agree that it's not common, you definitely can find many examples of it in socialize medicine. I'm just saying we need to be humanitarians first. Having those as basic values that uphold our civilization is paramount. The sad part is that it's not commonly found in human history, so I don't think it's a stretch to think it could fade in the near future if not rigorously protected.
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RE: Abortion banned in Texas, at least for now - by Lucky2Last - 09-06-2021, 07:49 PM



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