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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: The Philosopher who wrote (17733)	7/16/2001 2:17:54 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

If anybody watches it, I would be pleased to get a synopsis. If anyone did watch it I would like a summery or synopsis as well. I didn't get to see it. I didn't read about it until today. I am several hundred posts behind here. Tim Edit - A Quick search on google came up with the following links jewishworldreview.com reallove.net IS `MALE ABORTION' OUT OF LEFT, RIGHT OR CENTER FIELD chicagotribune.com Man Sues Over Being "Forced" Into Fatherhood It sounds like the movie of the week: Peter Wallis, a real estate broker from Albuquerque, is suing his ex-girlfriend, Katie Smith, because he says she used his sperm to get pregnant without asking him. In other words, he claims she forced him to become a father. Smith, who claims she got pregnant accidentally while taking birth control pills, says her ex gave his semen voluntarily when they had sex, technically making it a gift. The case has struck a chord with the public because sperm has become a marketable good in today's high-tech fertility world, sociologist Barbara Katz Rothman told the Washington Post. "[Wallis] is saying he's been robbed of it. That's because we've turned it into a commodity." Does that mean men shouldn't have the right to decide if they want to become fathers and take on the financial and emotional responsibilities that entails? We'll have to wait and see what the court decides, but in the meantime, what do you think? babycenter.com and this one titled "Best of the Bizarre for 1999" by "Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse" calahouston.org