Again, these people are being responsible by taking contraceptives. And being further responsible by taking an abortion pill when the contraceptives fail. That's what responsible adults do. They don't upend their life and go into crippling debt because of some harebrained theory stemming from the bible.
Mitigating against a potential outcome does not absolve you of responsibility if that outcome comes to fruition.
Not sure how you get that the obligation to perform in a responsible manner is somehow inexorably linked to the Bible.
Thanks to modern medicine we don't have to endure hardship as an unintended side effect of sexual activity. You're the one trying to bring hardship into the picture.
If by modern medicine you mean performing abortions, that has been around for thousands of years, albeit, more physical.
People electing themselves into situations that bring hardship is not unfair. People do it all the time when they take out credit cards or loans.
My issue is with responsibility. Having sex, getting pregnant, then whining about "undue hardship" is ridiculous. The "hardship" was elected into.
Also, abortions are not a form of contraceptive. Stop treating it like that.
Your theory is bizarre.
In practice this means every person would have to make and save up enough money to raise a child before they can have sex.
No my theory is not bizzare. My example was to point out the absurdity of such a situation. The same applies to a pregnant couple wanting the benefits of sex without any of the responsibility.
Indeed. Being prepared for the consequences of your actions is a responsible thing to do. Every person engaging in sex - mitigating contraceptive use or not - must be prepared for the chance/eventuality of falling pregnant. The couple need not be ready with the money prior to falling pregnant to fulfill the obligations to the best interests of the child, but must have a reasonable means or expectation of acquiring it.
Like a job. Or two.
There should also be a reasonable expectation that before the act, the couple should be committed to each other that should the eventuality of pregnancy manifest, they will proceed together in the best interests of their child. Our ancestors already figured this out. Perhaps they had some pretty good ideas.
Come back to planet earth please.
I'm right here. Where I live, people take responsibility for their actions. You might not believe you are culpable for your actions, but at the end of the day, it is others that suffer.