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[-] venusaur@lemmy.world 70 points 4 months ago

It’s too easy to make a baby. It’s really a problem.

[-] thenextguy@lemmy.world 17 points 4 months ago

"You know, Mrs. Buckman, you need a license to buy a dog. You need a license to drive a car - hell, you even need a license to catch a fish. But they'll let any butt-reaming asshole be a father. " - Keanu Reeves as Tod Higgins, Parenthood (1989).

[-] venusaur@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

beautifully put, Keanu

[-] Konstant@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

Apparently it easy to take them out too

[-] zerofk@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago

I hear taking candy from them is easy too. I’m too scared to try though.

[-] Ilovemyirishtemper@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

Plus, now we're not allowed to abort them even if we know we don't have the mental, emotional, or financial capacity to take care of them, and it looks like they are trying to make contraceptives illegal again, so I have a feeling we'll be seeing more and more stories like this.

[-] venusaur@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Yeah it hurts the future generations the most. More adults that need therapy, but don’t get it and hurt others.

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