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From: susan@vaxwaller.UUCP (Susan Finkelman)
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Subject: Re: Margaret Sanger on shared responsibility for birth control
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Date: Wed, 3-Apr-85 12:57:49 EST
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> Previous comments on condoms in wallets, douches as "birth control in
> movies" and a few other peccadillos convince me that people (men in
> particular) aren't always rock-solid in how they approach the subject.
> Since women carry all the biological risks ((risk of) pregnancy vs. side
> effects of birth control) THEY should decide which set of risks they
> like best.  [Side issue:  I wouldn't object if my partner specified that
> that meant I supply condoms, or a specific variety of condoms.  If a
> vasectomy were the issue that might require further discussion...]
> 
> I guess that works out to a gratuitous suggestion that women make a
> point of taking care of things themselves, however they decide to do it.
> If a woman is sexually active it makes sense for her to have ultimate
> control over her fertility.  I don't know what that says about moral
> responsibility or any other ethical question, nor who wants a license to
> play (in response to Jeannette Zobjeck).  That suggestion is orthogonal
> to spontaneity or anything else.
> 
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Men are not excused, legally or morally, from the care of a child which
they've fathered (a major biological risk of pregnancy)

	Susan Finkelman (415) 945-2274
	Varian Instruments, 2700 Mitchell Dr.  Walnut Creek, Ca. 94598
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