Your Opinion of Moral Issues

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Retro's ratings:

Birth control: Very highly support. An unwanted, and for that matter, even a wanted child uses up so much money, time, effort, space, and stress. Birth control should be extremely cheap and possibly free at colleges and high schools.

Divorce: Not that I support, but more that I acknowledge that it is a necessary option. People and couples change over time and it makes no sense to bind them together forever if one is unhappy.

Pre-marital sex: Very highly support. It's fun, not harmful and it spares you the embarrassment of not knowing what to do on your wedding night.

Gambling: Unsure. I don't really have a position on this, other than it appears to bring more libertarian nonsense like smoking and drinking. I think limiting it to specific zones *cough* Nevada is the best plan.

Gay or lesbian relations: Agents of the devil! Jk, how is this a question? It's as if someone asked "left-handed people?" They're not doing anything wrong and it's biologically normal to have a spectrum of sexual orientations.

Having a baby outside of marriage: It depends on if it's a successful single parent (which I have no problem with) or an irresponsible trash couple who now find themselves with a new problem (disapprove). Sometimes I wonder if it's best to have a permit system where you have to meet several requirements in order to have a child. It's really not fair to the child if they're going to grow up unloved and in difficult circumstances.

Human embryo stem cell research: Highly support! The more research the better!

The death penalty: Oppose. I used to support, but now I find it archaic and inhumane. It is unusual for a first-world country to support it.

Doctor-assisted suicide: Highly support! I should go to a health care protest with a sign that says "We need more death panels!" At some point, a person will become so ill that continuing their suffering is just inhumane. I'm not saying round up all the sick people, I'm saying give those in serious cases the option to end their lives with dignity. This also saves money since less is spent keeping them alive.

Animal fur clothing: I don't have a problem with this unless the animal is endangered.

Medical testing on animals: Acceptable but only if it's necessary and testing cannot be performed without an animal.

Abortion: Something I find myself very conflicted about. On the one hand, the little fetus isn't doing anything wrong. But then again if it's early then it's just a collection of unthinking cells. But also it has the potential to become a great human being. But that is less likely if they are unwanted from the beginning. What tips the scale for me, is that if abortion is banned, women will resort to illegal abortions which is a dangerous health hazard. Protecting the lives of alive women is more important than protecting the chance that a group of cells might turn into a great person. There's too many people in the world anyway. Also, in some cases, I would go so far to favor that abortion should be required in situations of severe birth defects or disabilities. People may deny it, but everyone who wants a child most importantly wants them to be healthy and not a useless tumor.

Sex between teenagers: I don't necessarily support, because I believe they are not old enough to understand these feelings and situations, but I recognize that they are curious and any normal teenager would jump at the chance to get laid without getting caught. The best policy then is to educate them on safe sex and to make birth control available. Abstinence is stupid and unnatural.

Pornography: Acceptable as long as it doesn't become a chronic addiction and your buddies are wondering why you have terabytes of hot babes on your computer and your room is littered with tissues. I just see it as entertainment that can also be educational in some ways. Let's face it, if it wasn't for porn most of us wouldn't know what to do or be aware of fun activities. I will say that pornography shouldn't become a lifestyle, simply because having fun in person is far better and enjoyable.

Cloning animals: Acceptable. I want wholly mammoths!

Suicide: Unacceptable unless of a medical issue as discussed above. So many people are more valued than they give themselves credit for.

Polygamy: I'm not opposed, I just find it very unstable. If you can find a way to make it work be my guest, but it appears to be a complicated situation. That's for marriage though. If it's just for fun, then it's fine.

Cloning humans: Highly support! We can have brainless clones of ourselves to act as spare organ farms!

Extramarital affairs: Wrong! Marriage is a commitment. If you can't commit, don't get married.