Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Save Dogs in China

Sat, 12 Aug 2006 06:41:09 -0700

In a message dated 8/12/06 8:18:29 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

> Certainly you wouldn't want some politician or dictator telling you
> what the sex of a child you are permitted to bring into the world
> or abort should be.

This really isn't the simplistic issue some would
like to make it. There isn't any "good" solution
that's actually feasible given the situation in
China.

The ideal solution would involve everyone in China
practicing sound birth-control methods *and* the
society having a means of adequately taking care of
the elderly so they wouldn't starve if they had no
male children to support them, and/or ensuring that
female children have the same opportunities that
male children do so females could support their
parents too.

But these kinds of changes aren't *feasible* in
China, at least in the short run; they couldn't
be accomplished in time to avoid massive hardship
if abortion were banned entirely or if the status
quo of women selectively aborting female fetuses
were maintained.

So what you have to look for is the least-bad
*feasible* solution that will allow the society
to function while you work for longer-term, more
positive changes.

I would imagine the Chinese think the current policy will fix the situation quickly. Once there is an over abundance of men and too few women, fewer children of either sex will be born and women valued more. It's a nasty and evil way to fix the problem, but the Chinese have a reputation for using nasty, evil ways to fix their problems.
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