Life? are y'all really worried about life? Or just your own little niche? Wanna get down to brass tacks? Couldn't a sperm be considered "alive"? It's a collection of cells, capable of motion, and certainly exhibits a sense of purpose. I'll pause while all the hard core Jesus junkies remind us of the churches views on masturbation...
Not viable life you say? None of us are viable out of our elements. Given the proper surroundings < insert Homer Simpson voice > "Mmmmm, warm and moist.... </ Homer > sperm are said to live for up to 48 hours. Which is longer than a rational thought in Anne Coulter's little peanut brain. Don't get me started on the hypocrisy. Do these folks drive? have they ever seen or been to a refinery or a drill site? Seen the destruction of life that those things cause? Or is life only sacred when it's convenient? Sorry to rant so here's some humor: Met a guy in a chat room the other day whose nick was...wait for it... Knee Grow Please Peace Y'all --- In [email protected], "Daria Akers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Wow... Looks like I am wrong. Funny though that the FDA website while > mentioning stopping ovulation also says that it may stop implantation. I > guess they are wrong too... > http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/infopage/planB/planBQandA.htm > Also Barr labs the company that makes it states: "It prevents pregnancy > mainly by stopping the release of an egg," says the manufacturer, Barr > Pharmaceuticals Inc. However, Barr adds, the drug "may also prevent the > fertilization of an egg" or prevent a fertilized egg "from attaching to the > uterus."" > That is from a Post article. - > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/01/AR2006040100005.html > The article then goes on to say.... > "There's the rub. If you think a fertilized egg is a human being, as most > anti-abortion activists do, then preventing it from attaching to the uterus > is abortion." > Interesting stuff about Catholic Church's stand in that article too..... > "The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops authorizes doctors to offer a rape > survivor a drug that blocks ovulation or fertilization "if, after > appropriate testing, there is no evidence that conception has occurred > already." According to the Catholic Health Association, most Catholic > hospitals interpret this directive liberally, since conception is hard to > verify and there's "no direct scientific evidence" that EC blocks > implantation." > Looks to me like most of the problem is the possibility that fertilization > occured and life has begun. But I could be wrong again. > Daria > > > > > On 6/22/06, Hannah Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Actually, no. > > > > Plan B prevents ovulation, NOT fertilization.* > > > > People (I use that term loosely in this case) want to ban it because they > > believe that forced childbirth is the best way to Punish the Sluts. > > > > *Here's a great explanation from PZ Myers about exactly how our bodies and > > Plan B work. Alas, Planned Parenthood tends to put all the scientific stuff > > in big scary pdfs, so misconceptions like yours get propagated all over the > > place even by right-thinking peoples > > > > > > http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2006/04/why_the_wingnuts_hate_plan_b.php > > > > or > > > > *http://tinyurl.com/rlztd* > > ** > > > > > > > > On 6/22/06, Daria Akers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > While I am a supporter of plan B it is important to undetstand > > > that it does not stop conception. Conception occurs when the sperm meets the > > > egg also known as fertilization. Plan B stop implantion of the fertilized > > > egg in the uterus. That is why people want to ban it. If you believe that > > > life starts at conception then there is technically no difference between > > > stopping a fertilized egg from implanting in the uterus and having an > > > abortion. > > > Daria > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/6pRQfA/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/vzIolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/weingartenchatters/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
