The Glade 4.0

You've made me rethink what I thought FarSky was stating. I'll admit that when I read FarSky's statement:


I read it as "Of all the girls I've known, who take birth control, only a very, very small percentage take it for birth control. They use condoms for that. They take it to relieve other symptoms."

The study he posted stated: "About 14% of pill users — or 1.5 million women — rely on the medication exclusively for non-contraceptive purposes.", and that seems to contradict what I thought he stated.

However, if FarSky really meant that, the girls he's known use the pill for other purposes as well (and don't want to come across as oversexed, they're shy, or whatever so they de-emphasize the BC aspect) then I can see the truth in his statement, but the study he posted still shows that a majority use it for both BC and other purposes leaving ~42%, which is not a very, very small percentage.

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"Dress cops up as soldiers, give them military equipment, train them in military tactics, tell them they’re fighting a ‘war,’ and the consequences are predictable." —Radley Balko

Well it's a good thing that most people in the world aren't out on the water a lot, because we certainly would get tons more drownings.

And shark attacks.

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In order to have a productive discourse on the subject of birth control, everyone has to understand and accept two basic ideas.

1) A lot of women's health issues are tied directly to their reproductive system. That menstrual cycle is happening regardless of whether a woman is having sex, or intends to have children. Pure-hearted maidens and fire-breathing whores alike all have to deal with the same menstrual cycle and associated health concerns. If a woman doesn't have a menstrual cycle, that's its own health issue.

2) Adults have sex. It's just something we do. We need to stop thinking of sex as something private and intimate that we do with our favorite partner for a moment, and recognize that other people around us have that going on as well.

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Buckle your pants or they might fall down.

Most people understand this fairly well, even on an intuitive level. A failure to understand this is not really the issue.

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"Hysterical children shrieking about right-wing anything need to go sit in the corner and be quiet while the adults are talking."

It's not about the control as much as whom should have to pay for it. I'm not opposed to the existence of non-abortive methods, but why should those against their use be forced to pay for them (directly or indirectly)

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I prefer to think of them as "Fighting evil in another dimension"