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Ever since the advent of The Pill and the sexual revolution of the sixties, a whole mythology of it being "natural" for people to have lots and lots of unfettered sex with as many partners as we want was able to propogate itself.
I see Holmes' reply adequately dealt with that misconception.
Also, there is a difference between casual sex and sex with as many partners as one can find. Consider "casual" as one would consider "casual" dining. Dinner with one's spouse. Lunch with a co-worker. A BBQ with the neighbor. Casual dining does not mean one consumes food with people they do not know. Casual sex does not mean one has sex with people they do not know. A co-worker. A neighbor. People that belong to the same social activity group.
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Sex is NOT "just another activity".
It can and does produce children which are a huge responsibility.
Many times an "unwanted" pregnancy is not all that "unwanted". A family friend had their teenage daughter become pregnant. I spoke to her and asked why she became pregnant. Why didn't you take precautions? Her reply was, "My parents are separated. My dad has a girlfriend. My mom has a boyfriend. I wanted someone so now I will have a baby."
Also, some girls believe that by getting pregnant they will "catch" the guy.
If condoms were more readily available I believe there would be less pregnancy. By readily available I mean at every checkout stand at every store. Remind the people to carry a condom. TV ADS. Keep reminding the people to wear a condom. Pregnancy and disease rates will fall.
If a pregnancy results and the woman does not want an abortion there should be social programs in place to assist. Really assist. I don't mean counselling. I mean dollars and cents assist.
The father can be found by DNA. Again, casual sex meaning the woman at least knew the guy's name and either she or her friends knew him.
People complain about all the abortions and fewer younger people to support pension plans, etc. One would think they'd be glad some women are having babies due to casual sex.
When one takes the time to analyse the arguments against casual sex one sees the mind set behind the arguments. "Children are great but not if they are born of a single mother." "Pregnancy is to be avoided by those not responsible but condoms should be hidden behind the counter."
It comes down to people believing sex is bad, evil, wrong. We know this because of the illogical arguments. If we are going to celebrate a married couple having a child then we should celebrate an unmarried teen having a child. If we are against unmarried teens having children we should be pro-condom and/or pro-abortion.
The fact is certain people do not want a solution to unwanted pregnancy. They want people to suffer consequences. At 60 cents a condom they should be handed out by the handful to those unable to afford them and vending machines should be installed in every public place unless the goal is to shame the person whom had sex and not because unwanted pregnancies are such a big deal.
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