It's a bit like the scenario 'People decide to live near an active volcano and then complain when there is lava in their living room'.
In other words, in the vast majority of cases, nobody is forced to have children. It's a lifestyle choice.
Bessie wrote:jra wrote:Bessie wrote:jra wrote:HobbitFeet wrote:nobody mentioned who cares for the child once it is born
the original quote said giving birth is a choice, well no there is no choice about who gives birth in the partnership
nice to see you've completely missed the point though
There is a choice in most places not to give birth in the first place. It's not compulsory to have children.
But not in WHO gives birth, which was the point.
Until the human race become hermaphrodites that isn't going to change.
What do women want out of this? Take time off work on full pay while on maternity leave but not actually doing any work for their employer? Fill in some blanks here.
That's not what we're talking about.
There's a thread for that. Let's call it 'What does it mean to be a woman'.
Lady Murasaki wrote:jra wrote:Bessie wrote:jra wrote:HobbitFeet wrote:nobody mentioned who cares for the child once it is born
the original quote said giving birth is a choice, well no there is no choice about who gives birth in the partnership
nice to see you've completely missed the point though
There is a choice in most places not to give birth in the first place. It's not compulsory to have children.
But not in WHO gives birth, which was the point.
Until the human race become hermaphrodites that isn't going to change.
What do women want out of this? Take time off work on full pay while on maternity leave but not actually doing any work for their employer? Fill in some blanks here.
Isn’t furthering the human race the most important job......in the world?
Not while the Earth's population is rising. There are enough of us here already. This is already putting pressure on Earth's resources such endangered/extinct animals, over-fishing, air and sea pollution etc. etc.
While birth rates are greater than death rates we are heading for trouble.