🚀 go-pugleaf

On Mon, 3 Dec 2007 08:37:06 -0800 (PST), Al wrote:

> Meet the women who won't have babies - because they're not eco
> friendly
> By NATASHA COURTENAY-SMITH and MORAG TURNER - More by this author >>
>
> Had Toni Vernelli gone ahead with her pregnancy ten years ago, she
> would know at first hand what it is like to cradle her own baby, to have a
> pair of innocent eyes gazing up at her with unconditional love, to feel a
> little hand slipping into hers - and a voice calling her Mummy.
> 
> But the very thought makes her shudder with horror.
> 
> Because when Toni terminated her pregnancy, she did so in the firm
> belief she was helping to save the planet.
> 
> Desperate measures: Toni Vernelli was steralised at age 27 to reduce
> her carbon footprint
> 
> Incredibly, so determined was she that the terrible "mistake" of
> pregnancy should never happen again, that she begged the doctor who
> performed the abortion to sterilise her at the same time.
> 
> He refused, but Toni - who works for an environmental charity -
> "relentlessly hunted down a doctor who would perform the irreversible
> surgery.
> 
> Finally, eight years ago, Toni got her way.
> 
> At the age of 27 this young woman at the height of her reproductive
> years was sterilised to "protect the planet".
> 
> Incredibly, instead of mourning the loss of a family that never was,
> her boyfriend (now husband) presented her with a congratulations card.
> 
> 
> While some might think it strange to celebrate the reversal of nature
> and denial of motherhood, Toni relishes her decision with an almost
> religious zeal.
> 
> 
> "Having children is selfish. It's all about maintaining your genetic
> line at the expense of the planet," says Toni, 35.

Insane.

We're not even certain that "global warming" is a real problem.  (I hope my
saying that doesn't cause Dr. Amanda to explode by saying that.  And where
IS Dr. Amanda, anyway?)

What's the desired end-result for these people?  It appears to be the
extinction of the human race to "protect" the planet.  If so, why don't she
and her husband (painlessly) kill themselves now (eco-euthanasia)?  I just
don't get her logic.  I suspect she's a bit of a moron.