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Why abortion and not contraceptives?

• wil421 1y ago
  They probably aren’t using them.
• iknowstuff 1y ago
  Why not both
  • gosub100 1y ago
    one can be prevented by the other
    • bdangubic 1y ago
      not prevented… (trust me :)) but best we can do!!
    • nkrisc 1y ago
      No contraceptive method is 100% effective.
      • gosub100 1y ago
        hence "can be"
        • OKRainbowKid 1y ago
          Hence "both".
        • nkrisc 1y ago
          We don’t need airbags because injury can be prevented by seatbelts.
          • gosub100 1y ago
            The "don't need" part is a fictitious part you inserted into the argument and not a claim I made. Injury "can be" prevented by seatbelts, that is a valid claim.
            • nkrisc 1y ago
              I don't know what else you could have meant when you answered the question "Why not both" with "one can be prevented by the other". The implied meaning is: "Not both because one can be prevented by the other".
              • gosub100 1y ago
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• y-curious 1y ago
  Women's contraceptives in the states require a prescription. Which requires a doctor's appointment + insurance. If you are poor or live with strict parents (ironically), you are much less likely to seek them out. Condoms are their own bag of worms. I think there are cultural differences in condom use here, as well as the same problem with them being a cost. This doesn't even touch on men being shady with stealthing and pressure. On the other hand, the abortion clinic requires only an appointment and a way to get there.
  • FuriouslyAdrift 1y ago
    In the 1980s, condoms were "behind the counter" things you had to ask for and suffer the critical eye of the pharmacy worker (at least in small town USA). It's no wonder we had so many teen pregnancies.
• wvenable 1y ago
  Maybe people who are bad at pre-planning are also potentially poor parents.