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PlasticPole   
20 Apr 2012
Life / Teenage Pregnancy in Poland [108]

It would be presenting as an option, not recommending.

How about the parents? Wouldn't their word count?

If they are old enough to take body altering birth control and have abortions, they are old enough to be sterilized.

How about their future relationships?

Not to other people who were also sterilized.
PlasticPole   
20 Apr 2012
Life / Teenage Pregnancy in Poland [108]

If people were capable of such introspection, there would be no unwanted pregnancies, period. If you can sterilize someone when they are 30, you can do it when they are 16 just as easily. Medical professionals would determine if someone is a candidate for such a procedure with an intake interview and personality inventory, then seeing if they are open to sterilization as a birth control option. Medical personel would not be deciding, ultimately.
PlasticPole   
20 Apr 2012
Life / Teenage Pregnancy in Poland [108]

if it's easy and cheap, and so convenient, why do you think it's not more widespread already?

It's not more widespread because it is viewed negatively. It is becoming more widespread nowadays, though. It is irreversible, but there are people who realize they don't want the responsibility of raising kids and they are ready to have the procedure.

Having kids is the biggest decision someone can make in their lives. People can be good drivers and still not want kids. They can have good jobs and still not want kids. Honesty is refreshing. Know thyself is all. What's so bad about people being honest with themselves about what they want out of life instead of letting society dictate it? Of course, the person would be making a decision about what they want to do. Sterilization should be a viable option, viewed positively, not negatively. The good points should be stressed. And, of course, it would only be made available for people who know they don't want kids and have known for a while.
PlasticPole   
20 Apr 2012
Life / Teenage Pregnancy in Poland [108]

How is birth control shirking from responsibility? I thought that is what responsible people do, actually.

There's a lot of side effects for women taking birth control and condoms for men can cost a lot and some men don't like to use them .

I am not talking about teenagers having kids and that being encouraged. Teenagers who like kids and are responsible should be encouraged to practice some kind of birth control so they can have kids when they are older. Even though some might never have good jobs, depending on economies. Should they be denied if they will provide children a loving, nuturing home? Just because a twenty something doesn't have the luxury of a good salary but has lots of love and care to bring the world they shouldn't have children?. Why is it so wrong for them to be allowed to express it, contributing their kind hearts and good natures to society? These are the kind of people society should encourage to have kids. Make it easier for them to raise families.

Then there's teenagers who already have a negative view of kids and responsibility. Why should they fool themselves? Just let them do what they want to do without the pressures of dealing with children. If the pattern is already set, why not give them the option of sterilization. It will save them money, headaches. They won't have to subject their body to hormones, get dangerous implants, or have to worry about condoms breaking.
PlasticPole   
20 Apr 2012
Life / Teenage Pregnancy in Poland [108]

NO teenager wants to have kids while they're teenagers.

That's not true. Some teenagers do like children and are very nuturing and self sacrificing. To say all teenagers are irresponsible and don't like kids or know what they want in life is an over-generalization, although there are plenty who do not know what they want and are really irresponsible. The teenager that would make a good parent, is caring, loving, able to do the same thing everyday while putting their interests aside, and willing to spend their own money on other people. Teenagers that are bad candidates are the opposite of this and that's fine so long as they don't have kids. Why should they? Why would they want to? By the time someone reaches the age of 16. the personality is pretty much formed. It's not going to change too much after that. Someone who hates taking care of anything but themselves isn't going to, suddenly, decide it's good to take care of others.

A medical professional could make the evaluation when a teenager comes in for repeated abortions or birth control. Find out, for that individual, if sterilization would be an easier option. It's not such a bad thing for the person who shirks at taking responsibility. It will free them to pursue whatever it really is they enjoy in life. It will save society the reality of unwanted, unloved, neglected children who grow up disadvantaged because they feel no one wants or loves them. People have such a negative view of sterilization, but why is it such a bad thing for people who do not like or want kids?
PlasticPole   
20 Apr 2012
Life / Teenage Pregnancy in Poland [108]

Some teenagers like kids and want to have their own families, other teenagers can't stand them, only want to spend their money on themselves, don't like nuturing and taking care of anything. Just sterilize such people early. People seldom change as they get older. They might decide one day, they must do their duty and have kids, but they never really love them or want to provide for them. They are deceiving themselves and society pays the price.
PlasticPole   
20 Apr 2012
Life / Teenage Pregnancy in Poland [108]

I'm all for people who don't like kids but want to have sex getting their tubes tied or vasectomies. They would never have to worry after such a procedure unless it failed. It's much cheaper, too.
PlasticPole   
20 Apr 2012
Life / Teenage Pregnancy in Poland [108]

It is up to the individual to make such decisions, not society or government.
PlasticPole   
20 Apr 2012
Life / Teenage Pregnancy in Poland [108]

Abortion should be the last resort, not used as contraception, unless it's in the form of "morning after" pill.
PlasticPole   
20 Apr 2012
Life / Teenage Pregnancy in Poland [108]

More like young people are not told what kind of contraception to use.
PlasticPole   
6 Apr 2012
Life / Poland needs more immigrants and their children - which nationalities are the best? [518]

With mixed or different origin, the emigree kids will be true Poles one day. :):):):) Why? Because Polish culture, though based on peasant folklore in many aspects, is FUN! :):):):):

So true! Egg decorating brings a lot of enjoyment! Seeing those pictures makes me want to run to the store for some Scripto markers so I can decorate the eggs I have here. Brings back happy childhood memories!
PlasticPole   
5 Apr 2012
Love / What do Asian boys think about Polish girls? :) (and vice versa) [150]

And here we have a frustrated white woman who's angry that an Asian woman took her guy.

She has a point. Locally, there are many Asians and I have only seen one young couple with a white guy and Asian girl. All the others I've seen involve and middle aged man with an Asian woman. Sometimes, it's a really old senior with one.