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minus-squareNotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoI also know one couple who had a kid because neither bothered to check with each other about birth control… no condoms, she wasn’t on it, he didn’t ask, and she got pregnant. Utterly baffling to me.
minus-squareObjectivityIncarnate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoThose are similar to if not precisely the circumstances under which the majority of unplanned pregnancies happen, and nearly 46% of all pregnancies are unplanned. Lots and lots of people are just horny idiots who are really bad at considering the potential long-term consequences of their short-term actions.
minus-squareNotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoI… did not know it was that high, and the reason was that stupid. Wow. And these are the people who then have children.
minus-squareObjectivityIncarnate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoCorrected to nearly 46%, with source. 🫠
I also know one couple who had a kid because neither bothered to check with each other about birth control… no condoms, she wasn’t on it, he didn’t ask, and she got pregnant.
Utterly baffling to me.
Those are similar to if not precisely the circumstances under which the majority of unplanned pregnancies happen, and nearly 46% of all pregnancies are unplanned.
Lots and lots of people are just horny idiots who are really bad at considering the potential long-term consequences of their short-term actions.
I… did not know it was that high, and the reason was that stupid.
Wow.
And these are the people who then have children.
Corrected to nearly 46%, with source. 🫠