July 21, 201016 yr ...and I'll answer in my best Bill Clinton... "It all depends on how you define need." I cannot deny that they have become and entrenched feature in our society. There are many who depend upon and expect them to be there. Do I think they are needed? No... but it would take a major spiritual revival and restructuring of our culture to reduce and ultimately eliminate them. That's a good response. I'm not here to debate the merits of abortion. I'm just here to acknowledge that there will always be abortions in our society and places like PP fill a need. As far as I know, they administer abortions in a safe manner, providing a better alternative to having it done on a kitchen table or alleyway. As long as they are being truthful about their practices (a debate in itself) and educating their clients before they make the decision, there is absolutely a need for places like PP, whether we choose to like it or not.
July 21, 201016 yr What about Sanger's "wiki" page is inaccurate? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Sanger According to it, she was pro-contraception, but against abortion. It goes on to say that, though she did support eugenics, that she was against euthanasia, which I would attest made her quite different from Hitler. This is the first research that I have undertaken on Sanger, so please chime in if wikipedia is being misleading or untruthful.
July 21, 201016 yr What about Sanger's "wiki" page is inaccurate? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Sanger According to it, she was pro-contraception, but against abortion. It goes on to say that, though she did support eugenics, that she was against euthanasia, which I would attest made her quite different from Hitler. This is the first research that I have undertaken on Sanger, so please chime in if wikipedia is being misleading or untruthful. Ms. Sanger wrote an autobiography, which I found very interesting. It's also interesting to note, that many of the quotes attributed to her are "literally" true. The words were from her. But the sentences are incomplete, or the quoted text is removed from a larger context of sometimes several paragraphs of explanation. I'd start with her autobiography. It may just be me, but what better way to assess the ideas attributed to her than by reading the tome from which many of them were lifted? There's also a book that's a collection of pamphlets that she wrote, which is equally informative. I've read several biographies of her, some critical, some lauding her. I would suggest those after reading the above suggestions.
July 21, 201016 yr Ms. Sanger wrote an autobiography, which I found very interesting. It's also interesting to note, that many of the quotes attributed to her are "literally" true. The words were from her. But the sentences are incomplete, or the quoted text is removed from a larger context of sometimes several paragraphs of explanation. I'd start with her autobiography. It may just be me, but what better way to assess the ideas attributed to her than by reading the tome from which many of them were lifted? There's also a book that's a collection of pamphlets that she wrote, which is equally informative. I've read several biographies of her, some critical, some lauding her. I would suggest those after reading the above suggestions. I might add that to my reading list, though it is pretty long at the moment. However, if the basics of the wiki article are true, it would seem that some in this thread have misrepresented her, perhaps accidentally.
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