Quote Originally Posted by Meddle View Post
I expect people to be self responsible for their actions. If you can't afford the results, keep 'em closed, or at least take appropriate measures.
Again, and if you can't afford the 'appropriate measures'?

Really, the short-sightedness of this idea.

It has nothing to do with morals or someone's smug sense of superiority.

It has everything to do with evidence-based policy.

It costs less to provide contraception for free than it does to provide a single child birth or abortion, never mind subsequent child benefits.

That's the same reason you provide every child a good education, and healthcare; because a lifetime of paying income tax as a good citizen will repay that investment 10 fold.

Failure to ensure that results in 5 unaffordable babies, and uninsured healthcare [[that you eat the bill for) etc. and a whole lot less income tax.

Spend early to prevent bad outcomes.