(September 16, 2009 at 5:23 pm)Saerules Wrote: That is where I draw the grey swath of poverty: when you are poor to the point that you cannot afford the essentials yourself! If you have a baby in this instance: you are ruining both your life, and likely the baby's life.
If you're that poor instinct rather than intellect determine your choices. Again I wouldn't ever condemn a person so down on their luck. It'd surely be inhumane to do so.
It could be an extreme sad situation but I wouldn't ever in my wildest dream think sterilization was an option, for example. The fight for life is natural. We evolved because of this.