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[violachic]

I know this is going to sound really harsh, and I know that there are people who will disagree with me, but I very firmly believe that in this day and age, with the number of children out there who desperately need good homes, it is downright unethical for people to have eighteen natural-born children. If every child is a blessing, why can't you go adopt a dozen or so who already exist?

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[girly123.livejournal.com]

I don't like the Quiverfull movement in any way, shape or form, but I can't find it within myself to tear the Dugger's a new asshole like the rest of the internet seems intent on doing. I think this is in large part due to the fact that I'm rabidly pro-choice, and it really of bewilders me to see similarly pro-choice people trying to dictate how often the Duggars are allowed to procreate.

Whether it's eighteen children or eighteen abortions, what a woman decides to do with her uterus and whatever happens to be inside it at the moment is her business, and hers alone. There are a lot of legitimate negative issues surrounding their children and the way they're raised, but deciding to have that many children in and of itself is not one of them.

I also find it uproariously hilarious to see self-identified feminists making ridiculously sexist comments about the size of her vagina, but that's another argument for another day.

[violachic.livejournal.com]

Philosophically, I want to agree with you- I really, really do. I just keep coming back to anger about the number of children who, for whatever reason, don't have a home- in a country where conservatives constantly rail against abortion, so many times the same people will not give proper care to those children who already exist. I'm aware this is an emotional reaction. I'm not sure how to reconcile that with philosophy.