Can’t people open their mind and think about the reasons why we are suppose to do things a certain way. Generally it is a specific end result that is desired, and sometime you have to adapt or adjust a way of doing something to get the intended result. Wake up people, think a little bit, even just a little.

Of course I would sweeten the pot if I found that regular exercise would bring about more stamina and harder erections, I would offer an anonymous menage a trois to my lover for keeping an exercise regimen going, that would definitely keep him at the gym more often. Now if we can only get more women to make this offer, the country would have better fit men, and more sex. Time to look into a membership at the local swingers club now, what a great idea!

I have friends who say they have lived in area where people just had more and more babies in order to qualify for additional monies both from baby daddies and government programs, so I think of that.

The fact that the article mentions a law tha tprohibits the selling of babies brings more questions to mind. I would hope this article may spur some additional discussions about economics. It is truly sad to think that people could be swayed into bringing new babies into the world for surch a small amount of money, and the fact that such a small amount of money may actually get people to consider making babies for adoption is even more sad. When will we all stand up and say enough is enough. Why we spend billions on some things and yet teachers, babysitters and moms have such little opportunity for a lifestyle that gives them the liberty to make choices that are not overruled by finance.

The article from Reuters:

NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas legislator has proposed that pregnant women considering abortion be offered $500 not to end their pregnancies.

Republican State Sen. Dan Patrick, who also is a conservative radio talk show host, said on Friday the money might convince the women to go ahead and have babies, then give them up for adoption.

He said during a legislative conference in New Braunfels, 45 miles south of Austin, there were 75,000 abortions in Texas last year.

“If this incentive would give pause and change the mind of 5 percent of those woman, that’s 3,000 lives. That’s almost as many people as we’ve lost in Iraq,” Patrick said.

Patrick has filed legislation to make the payment state law, but the legislature has not yet voted on it.

His proposal calls for giving any woman going to an abortion clinic the $500 option, to be paid no more than 30 days after the baby is born and given up for adoption.

Critics say the proposal would violate Texas and federal laws against buying babies, which Patrick rejected as “the typical ridiculous criticism.”

Heather Paffe, political director of Planned Parenthood of Texas, said Patrick’s proposal “is very cynical and insulting to women and their families.”

“It’s insulting to think women would make that kind of decision so easily,” she said.”

 

from the Chicago Sun Times -

A New York hospital plans to offer the nation’s first uterus transplants to enable women who lack a womb because of cancer treatment or other problems to bear children.

The wombs would come from just-deceased donors. Once a uterus is transplanted, it would be removed after the recipient gives birth so she would not have to continue to take anti-rejection drugs.

Okay so the possiblity of a womb transplant is very cool, if I ever needed or wanted one it is good to know of the possibility. Not needing one right now, the details of getting a transplanted uterus froma corpse is kinds spooky.. but at least they can just take it out after 9 months!

I guess now not only do we not need a man, or even have sex to get pregnant, it seems you don’t need a functioning utures anymore as well. It’s almost as if you don’t need people. I think even if you could hatch a baby without a human I would still want a surrogate human before a surrogate machine or lab.
I read somewhere yesterday that the word’s first test tube baby (now a mature adult) had a child.  -wild.

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