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Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life?
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RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life?
This news item seems appropriate to the discussion....or should be.

http://apnews.excite.com/article/2011101...220G1.html


Quote:Challenges loom as world population hits 7 billion


She's a 40-year-old mother of eight, with a ninth child due soon. The family homestead in a Burundi village is too small to provide enough food, and three of the children have quit school for lack of money to pay required fees.

"I regret to have made all those children," says Godelive Ndageramiwe. "If I were to start over, I would only make two or three."

At Ahmed Kasadha's prosperous farm in eastern Uganda, it's a different story.

"My father had 25 children - I have only 14 so far, and expect to produce more in the future," says Kasadha, who has two wives. He considers a large family a sign of success and a guarantee of support in his old age.

By the time Ndageramiwe's ninth child arrives, and any further members of the Kasadha clan, the world's population will have passed a momentous milestone. As of Oct. 31, according to the U.N. Population Fund, there will be 7 billion people sharing Earth's land and resources.

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Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by MilesTailsPrower - October 16, 2011 at 4:38 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Violet - October 16, 2011 at 4:41 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by reverendjeremiah - October 16, 2011 at 5:10 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by fr0d0 - October 16, 2011 at 5:26 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Violet - October 16, 2011 at 5:27 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by MilesTailsPrower - October 16, 2011 at 4:44 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Violet - October 16, 2011 at 5:16 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Kayenneh - October 16, 2011 at 4:55 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Erinome - October 16, 2011 at 4:59 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by IATIA - October 16, 2011 at 5:01 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by thesummerqueen - October 16, 2011 at 5:07 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Minimalist - October 16, 2011 at 5:48 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Erinome - October 16, 2011 at 6:09 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Phaedra - October 16, 2011 at 7:01 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Minimalist - October 16, 2011 at 7:08 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by ElDinero - October 16, 2011 at 7:12 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Phaedra - October 16, 2011 at 7:13 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by IATIA - October 16, 2011 at 7:17 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Minimalist - October 16, 2011 at 7:43 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Rayaan - October 16, 2011 at 7:59 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Shell B - October 16, 2011 at 10:02 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Diamond - October 16, 2011 at 8:11 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Erinome - October 16, 2011 at 8:53 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Minimalist - October 16, 2011 at 9:09 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Shell B - October 16, 2011 at 9:55 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by IATIA - October 16, 2011 at 10:00 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by The Grand Nudger - October 16, 2011 at 10:06 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Minimalist - October 16, 2011 at 10:10 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Shell B - October 16, 2011 at 10:16 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Minimalist - October 16, 2011 at 10:45 pm
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RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Erinome - October 16, 2011 at 11:20 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Phaedra - October 16, 2011 at 11:27 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Erinome - October 16, 2011 at 11:36 pm
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RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Erinome - October 16, 2011 at 11:52 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Phaedra - October 16, 2011 at 11:58 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by The Grand Nudger - October 17, 2011 at 12:38 am
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Phaedra - October 17, 2011 at 12:43 am
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Cinjin - October 17, 2011 at 12:56 am
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Rayaan - October 17, 2011 at 2:30 am
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by 5thHorseman - October 17, 2011 at 4:34 am
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Erinome - October 17, 2011 at 4:43 am
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by KichigaiNeko - October 17, 2011 at 4:54 am
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by fr0d0 - October 17, 2011 at 6:04 am
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by KichigaiNeko - October 17, 2011 at 6:30 am
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Erinome - October 17, 2011 at 6:56 am
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Zen Badger - October 17, 2011 at 8:32 am
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by The Grand Nudger - October 17, 2011 at 9:03 am
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by reverendjeremiah - October 17, 2011 at 10:56 am
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Minimalist - October 17, 2011 at 11:36 am
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Violet - October 17, 2011 at 12:33 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by reverendjeremiah - October 17, 2011 at 2:11 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by The Grand Nudger - October 17, 2011 at 3:29 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by reverendjeremiah - October 17, 2011 at 3:37 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by The Grand Nudger - October 17, 2011 at 3:38 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by reverendjeremiah - October 17, 2011 at 3:41 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by fr0d0 - October 17, 2011 at 5:38 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by reverendjeremiah - October 17, 2011 at 5:42 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by IATIA - October 17, 2011 at 5:49 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by fr0d0 - October 17, 2011 at 5:58 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by KichigaiNeko - October 18, 2011 at 3:43 am
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by fr0d0 - October 18, 2011 at 4:52 am
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by KichigaiNeko - October 18, 2011 at 4:59 am
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by fr0d0 - October 18, 2011 at 12:30 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Cinjin - October 18, 2011 at 1:04 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by IATIA - October 18, 2011 at 6:10 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by reverendjeremiah - October 18, 2011 at 8:09 am
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Minimalist - October 18, 2011 at 12:11 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by The Grand Nudger - October 18, 2011 at 12:23 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by The Grand Nudger - October 18, 2011 at 12:34 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Minimalist - October 18, 2011 at 12:49 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by ElDinero - October 18, 2011 at 1:15 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by reverendjeremiah - October 18, 2011 at 1:04 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by The Grand Nudger - October 18, 2011 at 1:07 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Napoléon - October 18, 2011 at 1:44 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by fr0d0 - October 18, 2011 at 2:17 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Minimalist - October 18, 2011 at 2:01 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Violet - October 18, 2011 at 4:26 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Phaedra - October 18, 2011 at 4:36 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by paintpooper - October 18, 2011 at 4:39 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Minimalist - October 18, 2011 at 4:56 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by The Grand Nudger - October 18, 2011 at 5:40 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Cinjin - October 18, 2011 at 6:33 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by reverendjeremiah - October 18, 2011 at 6:43 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by fr0d0 - October 18, 2011 at 7:02 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by IATIA - October 18, 2011 at 7:52 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by The Grand Nudger - October 18, 2011 at 7:59 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by IATIA - October 18, 2011 at 8:06 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by fr0d0 - October 18, 2011 at 10:04 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by The Grand Nudger - October 18, 2011 at 8:11 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by IATIA - October 18, 2011 at 9:35 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Epimethean - October 18, 2011 at 10:35 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by IATIA - October 18, 2011 at 10:42 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by fr0d0 - October 19, 2011 at 6:38 am
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by IATIA - October 19, 2011 at 8:32 am
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by reverendjeremiah - October 19, 2011 at 11:47 am
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by KichigaiNeko - October 19, 2011 at 6:45 am
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by LastPoet - October 19, 2011 at 7:29 am
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by fr0d0 - October 19, 2011 at 7:55 am
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by The Grand Nudger - October 19, 2011 at 8:22 am
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by The Grand Nudger - October 19, 2011 at 8:44 am
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by fr0d0 - October 19, 2011 at 9:43 am
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by The Grand Nudger - October 19, 2011 at 9:53 am
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by reverendjeremiah - October 19, 2011 at 11:53 am
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by IATIA - October 19, 2011 at 10:01 am
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Violet - October 19, 2011 at 10:56 am
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by IATIA - October 19, 2011 at 11:04 am
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by The Grand Nudger - October 19, 2011 at 11:45 am
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Violet - October 19, 2011 at 12:26 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by kılıç_mehmet - October 19, 2011 at 11:49 am
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by The Grand Nudger - October 19, 2011 at 11:49 am
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by kılıç_mehmet - October 19, 2011 at 11:54 am
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by reverendjeremiah - October 19, 2011 at 11:55 am
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by reverendjeremiah - October 20, 2011 at 9:00 am
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by The Grand Nudger - October 19, 2011 at 11:57 am
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by reverendjeremiah - October 19, 2011 at 12:12 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by SophiaGrace - October 19, 2011 at 12:15 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Minimalist - October 19, 2011 at 1:56 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by fr0d0 - October 20, 2011 at 9:56 am
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by The Grand Nudger - October 20, 2011 at 10:38 am
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by frankiej - October 20, 2011 at 2:05 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by kılıç_mehmet - October 20, 2011 at 5:53 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Phaedra - October 20, 2011 at 5:59 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by kılıç_mehmet - October 20, 2011 at 6:03 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Shell B - October 20, 2011 at 6:07 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by kılıç_mehmet - October 20, 2011 at 6:11 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by IATIA - October 20, 2011 at 6:12 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by kılıç_mehmet - October 20, 2011 at 6:15 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Shell B - October 20, 2011 at 6:14 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by kılıç_mehmet - October 20, 2011 at 6:17 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Shell B - October 20, 2011 at 6:21 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by kılıç_mehmet - October 20, 2011 at 6:28 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by IATIA - October 20, 2011 at 6:25 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by Shell B - October 20, 2011 at 6:17 pm
RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by ElDinero - October 20, 2011 at 8:53 pm
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RE: Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? - by ElDinero - October 21, 2011 at 4:27 am
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