Pro-life plans.Barbara Miner's article on "pro-life" groups' opposition to birth control raises a question that has been puzzling me for a long time ("Next Target: Birth Control," January issue). These groups oppose abortion and also birth control because they believe God implants a soul in every fertilized fer·til·ize v. fer·til·ized, fer·til·iz·ing, fer·til·iz·es v.tr. 1. To cause the fertilization of (an ovum, for example). 2. egg at the moment of fertilization. However, scientific research shows that many of these fertilized eggs fail to become implanted in the uterus and develop into fetuses. It also concludes that 15 percent or more of pregnancies end in spontaneous miscarriages. So--assuming that one doesn't discard all scientific approaches as irrelevant--one has to wonder why these people are so opposed to abortion and birth control when what they apparently consider God's plan destroys more embryos, fetuses, or "unborn children" than either. Linda Sleffel Columbus, Ohio Columbus is the capital and the largest city of the American state of Ohio. Named for explorer Christopher Columbus, the city was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, and assumed the functions of state capital in 1816. It is time for anti-abortion and anti-birth control factions to take their philosophy a step further toward more conservative and more restrictive sexual practices and live up to the name they would like to be called: pro-life. The question of when life begins can be answered by looking through a microscope at semen. No one can doubt that these energetic little swimmers are alive. A sperm's sole purpose in life is to penetrate an egg, which can then grow from a group of cells into a viable fetus. Causing sperm to be ejaculated means sure death to millions of sperm and should not be tolerated except for the sole purpose of being used for procreation PROCREATION. The generation of children; it is an act authorized by the law of nature: one of the principal ends of marriage is the procreation of children. Inst. tit. 2, in pr. . Any man desiring to ejaculate ejaculate /ejac·u·late/ (e-jak´u-lat) to expel suddenly, especially semen. ejaculate /ejac·u·late/ (e-jak´u-lat will have to file for a permit and show evidence that his wife is expected to ovulate o·vu·late v. To produce ova; discharge eggs from the ovary. ovulate see ovulation. . Those couples that have all the children they want, or those in which the wife is beyond child-bearing age, and any man who has no wife will be denied an ejaculation ejaculation /ejac·u·la·tion/ (e-jak?u-la´shun) forcible, sudden expulsion; especially expulsion of semen from the male urethra. permit. Eligible men will be allowed to ejaculate only when a commitment to parenthood has been signed. This could prevent 99.999 percent of all abortions. I'm sure that Pro-Life Wisconsin's Legislative Director Matt Sande would want to be the first to submit to this requirement. His group and the American Life League One of the largest pro-life organizations in the United States, according to their website, American Life League, or ALL, opposes all forms of abortion, birth control, embryonic stem cell research, and euthanasia. could set an example for the rest of the population and put a stop to ejaculation by choice. Jan Isbell Cedar Creek, Texas |
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