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lumberjack_jeff

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3. In general, I believe in the principle of equality.
Sat Dec 28, 2013, 09:37 PM
Dec 2013

1) Yes. Further, I think that male contraception, PSA testing, IPV abuse counseling and STD testing should be free for men as it is for women.
2) Two justifications are frequently used to defend abortion; a) Women should be able to make their own medical decisions and b) No one should be compelled to be a parent against their wishes.
Imagine this: Scientists invent a baby transporter with which a fetus can be extracted and grown to viability in an incubator without medical risk to the mom. Would that make abortion irrelevant? I would say yes. Therefore I agree with justification "a", I don't agree with justification "b". Therefore, my answer to your question is "no".
3) No. I would not support gender quotas in boardrooms because I would not support gender quotas in coal mines.
4) No, for privacy reasons.
5) I would prefer that there were no gender-based scholarships, but a big part of the reason that women enjoy a 3:2 dominance of college is because google suggests there are about twice as many scholarships for women as for men. So given the rules as they are currently; yes, there's a need for at least a doubling of college scholarships for men.
6) No. Education should be a public responsibility and educational outcomes for boys show that we're doing it wrong.
7) Generally, it's none of my business. My public interest extends to workplace safety concerns and no further.

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