Test yourself: can you detect what is dishonest about this argument in a Mirada Devine column about RU486 published in the Sydney Morning Herald today:
And, despite the hype about a gender divide in the Senate last week, about the same number of men (21) and women (24) voted in favour of removing Abbott's authority.
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After I summarized how Plan B contraception works, I'm still getting letters confusing it with RU486. RU486 induces abortions. Plan B does not. RU486 is the opposite of Plan B.
RU-486, or mifepristone, was approved for use in 2000 in the US, for medical abortions.
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Hah! I knew it was that there were many fewer female than male senators!
Someone might ask Mirada Devine if wives (and girlfriends) should have some control over whether or not a man gets a vasectomy. I know it isn't a great analogy, but it might open some eyes.
As Ronald Reagan said, "I notice that everyone who is in favour of abortion has already been born."
Well, I'm glad my parents conceived me. I'd have been so angry if they hadn't.