Monday, April 26, 2010

Duality of Abortion

What is the duality of Abortion? Sterilization?

I am not a fan of abortion but mainly for other reasons. I do not believe in abortion as contraception device. I believe in being smart enough to wait.
But the argument of being smart enough to wait is at war with the argument that we can’t control ourselves when it comes to sex.
But as even mentioned in a past post, condom makers are now looking to manufacture condoms to fit 12 year olds and the age of consent is 16 in some countries.

Article Link:
China tries to sterilise 10,000 parents over one-child rule

China already has a one child law which has led to aborting female babies. So here is an example of education not working, and then laws not working leading to forced sterilization. This article brought up a lot more questions like what is the policy on abortion and what happens if a couple gets pregnant after having their first child in China?
From WIKI:
Recently, China had a horrible earthquake. All the families that lost their children will be allowed to have another baby but parents over 60 years of age that lost their child will be given $150 from the Chinese Government to make up for it because they will not be allowed to have another child. Couples that adopt a child or baby orphaned by the earthquake, that have not already given birth to their own child, will also be allowed to have a second child by natural birth. Those couples over 50 years of age who lost their only child to the earthquake would also be paid 600 Yuan ($89). Couples that already have a child that get pregnant will be forced to get an abortion whether they want to or not. If a woman gets pregnant with twins then she may keep both the babies just as long as she has enough money to look after both the children.

So this led to more questions: What will the sterilized couples get if they lose their child due to natural disasters? Could this lead to forced sterilization after having your first baby? If they have forced abortions when you get pregnant with your second child are all abortions legal like they are here in the US? Does the Chinese Government frown on female first baby abortions but praise second child abortions?

It all seems so wild and crazy that I wonder what China’s policy will be when we all live to 200 or eventually become immortal. One thing for sure is that immortality will more likely come to China first. Why because the only way a smart society would allow immortality would be to find the maximum population the planet can have and then freeze its population growth once it hit it. China already believes it is at that point for its country evidenced by their one child policy. What will their policy be on people killed by accidents? A lottery to see who gets to have a child? Cloning and downloading your memories back into your body? Creating a designer clone?

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