Reply #125: Why pay for abortion if you're never going to get pregnant?

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Most men think contraception is a simple issue, and it is not. Women on hormonal contraceptives can increase their risk of depression, cancer, heart attacks and any number of health issues. Some women have allergic reactions to the material used in barrier contraceptives. I have encountered a number of these issues, and I am very unhappy with contraceptives available today.

An abortion is not always the result of someone failing to take responsibility. An abortion may be the result of the medical industry failing to address better contraceptives for women AND men. Why haven't we seen the male pill yet? If abortion is so heinous, why aren't vasectomies performed at birth rather than circumcisions? Vasectomies are far more reversible than tubal ligation.

According to the last Census, more than 50% of the United States' population is comprised of females. Do we want to deny more than 50% of the United States a medical procedure that should be available if all other forms of contraceptives have failed?

Abortion, pregnancy, contraceptives, and sex are all private issues between two adults, not moral issues up for public discussion by religious groups.