tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5499079.post116085882906096611..comments2023-10-06T05:37:00.179-07:00Comments on Signs of the Times: FFL: "F" for "Fear"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5499079.post-1161030756091418782006-10-16T13:32:00.000-07:002006-10-16T13:32:00.000-07:00I actually really like that quote. But whereas FFL...I actually really like that quote. But whereas FFL wants to treat the effects (the unwanted pregnancies), pro-choice orgs want to treat the causes (the need to prevent the unwanted pregnancies). We could argue all day about what's inside of whose domain, but (at the end of the day, so to speak) it's incredibly telling that there are no anti-choice organizations that actively and explicitly Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17801096916551002040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5499079.post-1161023948767335762006-10-16T11:39:00.000-07:002006-10-16T11:39:00.000-07:00I really don't think they have to deal with the co...I really don't think they have to deal with the contraception issue at all. They aren't trying to make decisions for women concerning sex or safe sex. They also don't consider it their domain to educate people so that they do or don't have sex. Their main concern is society in general regarding how we treat pregnant women. Therefore, I don't see it as much of their concern to approach the birth Nitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05246566994491359690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5499079.post-1161020590781067202006-10-16T10:43:00.000-07:002006-10-16T10:43:00.000-07:00Karuna,I'd heard about many of their projects. And...Karuna,<BR/><BR/>I'd heard about many of their projects. And while I appreciate the urge to make it possible for women to do work/school/life in the public sphere while having children, I find their approach extremely questionable.<BR/><BR/>First, it's both absurd and disingenuous to pretend that contraception is "outside of their domain." They want to prevent the mindset in which an unplanned Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17801096916551002040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5499079.post-1161011672320651742006-10-16T08:14:00.000-07:002006-10-16T08:14:00.000-07:00Becky, I love Feminists for Life!!! As a pro-life ...Becky, <BR/>I love Feminists for Life!!! As a pro-life conservative, I was always so torn between women's issues and the abortion debate. FFL gave me an outlit to support women and at the same time support the pro-life cause. <BR/>I find it interesting that these are the topics you choose to pick on with regards to FFL. Next time an FFL speaker is in the California area, I urge you to go hear herNitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05246566994491359690noreply@blogger.com