Custard you are mistaken, the message of the Catholic Church has been to have as much sex as you want with your wife without condoms or other form of artificial birth control.
Touche. I was referring to sex outside marriage, but you make your point.
Custard, the mother is the only one truly affected by the pregnancy.
Hmm, I disagree up to point, but as I'm not really a pro-lifer, it isn't really worth arguing. I just find it amazing that no-one sees (or cares?) the difference between aborting an eight month old and killing a nine-month old after it has been pulled from the womb. Why is one considered killing and the other isn't?
It just seems to simple to say the mother might get stretch marks or need an apeasiotomy (sp?) so she has the right to terminate the pregnancy at any time. But I suppose that's oversimplification and, frankly, it isn't like those types of abortions happen much anyway. So, in a way, it's moot.
Also forced sterilization smacks of Eugenics...
Hell yeah, that's just what the gene pool needs! Or maybe it's just a way to demand responsibility for one's actions. Anyone irresponsible enough to wait until month eight or nine to terminate the pregnancy (not due to medical complications) shouldn't be spreading their genes around anyway.