Abortion or sterilization, which do you prefer?

First of all, your no Green Party member of any standing , you must be one of those "Wanna-Be's' we hear of that has their own agenda 95% of the population disagrees with ( you should be sterilized to prevent your seed from spreading), that's for god damn sure.
True Green Party members don't deviate from the original platform and make up crap they themselves would like to see unfold!!!

If the Green Party ever did win, you would be banned from participating, and even watched as a potential domestic terrorist!!!!!

That "PERSONAL AND GLOBAL RESPONSIBILITY" has nothing to do with sterilization of the poor who receive food stamps, nothing even remotely like that bizarre scenario you suggest.
It has to do with personal wellbeing and enhanced ecological balance and social harmony around the world to foster peace, economic justice, and the health of the planet.
Now how you get sterilization of the poor out of that statement is beyond logic my friend, way beyond any logical sane thought!

There is documented evidence that the economic and social status of women is a primary factor in birthrates - when women have control over their lives, birthrates decrease. Also, a major barrier to the improvement of women's reproductive health is a lack of shared responsibility between men and women in family planning. A combination of male attitudes and cultural traditions have resulted in most men being under-educated and uninvolved in the planning of their families.

So the answer is better education, not killing future leaders as you suggest.

Your officially banned from the Green Party, and I can do that my friend, and just did. Now be on your way!!!!!!

I realize your stupid enough to BLOCK me.............. Just to let you know I expect it from morons who are wanna-be's, and will never measure up to what it takes to participate in the real political arena.
Ok , now prove my point and Block away clown, Lol, Lol!!!!!!!

Here's my own thoughts ..

I've always worked HARD .. earned my own way through life and paid my own bills too ..
needless to say ..
after I had my 2nd child (and I did this while continuing to work .. )
I decided then that was enough children for me
(and had a tubal ligation after the youngest was born)

IF it was my ability to form the words here ..

1. I'd make sure that there's NO .. repeat NO 'incentive' to be irresponsible
once the FIRST positive Pregnancy test shows up .. you should be WELL AWARE of what causes THAT to happen .. (yep .. it is quite clear what happens)
THUS .. NO incremental increases for public aide (welfare) for any additional dependents at all .. (period) .. not one penny of any form of public dole for additional dependents

2. there be strict limits on times for being on public aid ..
(If you are on it .. then like those who do WORK .. (including myself) .. I was back on duty status in 4 weeks .. doing my PT .. getting back in shape .. and yes, my little one I cared for too (and had already lined up a caregiver for the time I was on duty)).

3. That they should be actually showing up for work .. even if it is Volunteer (cleaning government offices, working on the roadside cleaning up, don't care what it is .. get a JOB for that public aid)

4. Random/Regular Drug/Alcohol Testing (the same as anyone who works).

5. and yes, offer the Surgeries (to BOTH parties .. MALE and FEMALE .. ).
WHY should the guys 'sow the wild oats' so widely withOUT consequences? THEY need to also be responsible for their conduct .. and be involved (if they are not violent offenders) with their children ..

I am sorry but the world is not fair. It is, indeed, the very opposite. That is just how it is at this time... hopefully in the future things will be better. Personally I am a big fan of how Chavez runs things.

I agree about the pope and birth control. I would watch him strike down moves towards birth control on Garbage Mountain in Manilla, for example, so that these poor wretches kept breeding despite wanting to curb their families. I get this. I failed Catholicism classes in high school because of my stance on birth control ~ back in 1961.

The World Bank and the IMF are pure Rothschild banking blood sucking agencies no matter who they get into their clutches.

I raised my children on the public purse. Health issues were part of it but also I wanted my children to grow up properly, with a stay at home parent. I knew that if I neglected them young in order to work, they could easily go bad. My decision was right, both girls are highly educated, motivated and definite assets to society on many levels. SO.... I don't know what else I can say.

I just do not believe the government has any place in the bedroom.

Sterilization as an option is another story. Enforced... not so much.

I am asking, could one reason for the increase in population be the fact that people have been pulled out of the rural communities looking for work as their world collapses around them? Moving to the city? That is an honest question. I have seen here the cities swell as the farm communities and small towns are devastated by economic downturns. As our mills, mines and forests have been decimated, the towns built about them collapsed or shrank and every one moved to the cities.

Below is information from the 2012 Green Party Platform.
Here's the link -
http://www.gp.org/committees/...

Reproductive Rights

i. We encourage women and men to prevent unwanted pregnancies. It is the inalienable right and duty of every woman to learn about her body and to be aware of the phases of her menstrual cycle, and it is the duty for every man to be aware of the functions and health of his and his partner's bodies. This information is necessary for self-determination, to make informed decisions, and to prevent unintended consequences. Unplanned conception takes control away from individuals and makes them subject to external controls. The "morning-after" pill and option of a safe and legal abortion need to remain available.

I. Population

Humans have a unique responsibility for stewardship of the Earth. No species, especially on the upper end of the food chain, can have unchecked exponential growth without depleting the Earth's carrying capacity — human population expands at the expense of other species.

Limiting the discussion to population numbers and birthrates diverts attention from over-consumption in the industrial world and historic patterns of exploitation of developing countries. Consumption-oriented lifestyles that have evolved in the industrial world have resulted in a minority of people consuming a majority of resources. This is as significant a threat to the Earth's carrying capacity as the high birth rates in low-consumption countries.

Current global demographics demonstrate that economic wellbeing promotes low birthrates. Any discussion of population must also be a discussion of women throughout the world. There is documented evidence that the economic and social status of women is a primary factor in birthrates - when women have control over their lives, birthrates decrease. Also, a major barrier to the improvement of women's reproductive health is a lack of shared responsibility between men and women in family planning. A combination of male attitudes and cultural traditions have resulted in most men being under-educated and uninvolved in the planning of their families.

Globally, human population is increasing while food production has leveled off. When population increases faster than the economy grows, the disparity between rich and poor also increases. Higher human consumption rates and populations increase the pressure on the environment in every ecological problem area.

1. Those living in the industrialized world must end the habits of waste and over-consumption that place as much stress on the environment as does population growth in developing nations.

2. We must remove the political and economic barriers that prevent women around the world from having all the resources necessary to become skilled family planners.

3. Funds must be allocated for expanded scientific research into safer and more effective birth control techniques and devices. We demand better-than-adequate health care for women and children — especially prenatal care. [See section D. Foreign Policy in chapter I and section A.1. Women's Rights in this chapter]

4. There must be access to free birth control devices, information counseling, and clinics to all who desire them. We call for implementation of family planning education for both genders in all levels of the state school system. [See section D. Foreign Policy in chapter I and section A.1. Women's Rights in this chapter]

5. We must promote new traditions and images of men becoming fully involved in all aspects of the family planning process.