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ohiosmith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-13-04 04:57 PM
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Spare the rod, spoil the child. Your thoughts on in vitro fertilization.
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unblock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-13-04 04:59 PM
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1. we're in search of a donor egg right now.
beats the alternative, which is no kids....
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NC_Nurse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-13-04 05:00 PM
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2. Where are the people who want
"what God intended" when it comes to this? They're always there against abortion and contraception/family planning! What does fertilization technology have to do with God?

(I'm not against it, I just think it's hypocritical of them).
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unblock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-13-04 05:10 PM
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3. if it gets mrs. unblock and me a child, it'll be a miracle
which is as good a proof of the existence of god as any.

not that i go in for that mythological crap, myself, but you see my point.
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YellowRubberDuckie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-13-04 06:40 PM
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5. If you believe that God created everything...
Why is it so hard for them to realize that God gave them this gift!? I mean, think about that joke with the guy on the roof stuck because of flood waters. HE prays for God to save him. So, someone comes by in a boat and someone in a helicopter, but he turns them away. Then he dies, and gets sent to heaven, and he asks God, "Why did you forsake me?"
"Forsake you?" God asked, confused. "I sent a boat and a helicopter. What else did you want me to do?"
I just don't understand their reasoning.They say that everything exists because GOD CREATED IT...but medical technology is evil. God, the hypocrisy pisses me off.
Duckie
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OffWithTheirHeads Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-13-04 06:24 PM
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4. Cute title! Nice to see some wit!
No opinion on in-vitro. Do what you gotta do I guess.
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ohiosmith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-13-04 06:46 PM
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6. Thank God! Someone got it!
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curse10 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-13-04 07:04 PM
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7. I'd rather adopt, personally
I don't see spending thousands of dollars when there are plenty of children needing families available. I would never assume that my genes carry something so special that I'd have to perpetuate my line of the species. Nor do I really care for the whole pregnancy experience. I'm hemophobic and the thought of pregnancy makes me want to pass out.
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zbdent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-13-04 08:18 PM
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8. According to a lot of "partial-birth abortion" opponents and "pro-life"
activists, wouldn't discarding the fertilized eggs be tantamount to murder?

One argument against Kerry recently seen was "Take a biology course, Kerry. Life begins at conception!"

On that concept, God is the world's most fervent abortionist.
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