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- From: hwatters@armltd.uucp (Helen Watters)
- Newsgroups: soc.women
- Subject: Re: Back Again To Father
- Message-ID: <9827@armltd.uucp>
- Date: 18 Nov 92 13:44:49 GMT
- References: <1992Nov17.031734.23663@zooid.guild.org>
- Organization: Advanced RISC Machines Ltd
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- Will Steeves posted.
- >First of all, I don't think that the wife should be required to tell *anything*
- >to anyone. I have already stated that counsellors and/or doctors would make a
- >better judge of a given situation.
-
- SARCASM MODE ON
- It is so nice to know there are still men out there, who believe
- I MUST be protected from the big wide world. Some higher
- authority, preferablely male, should decide what is best for
- me, as I, a mere woman, am incapable of deciding that for myself.
- This paternalistic attitude, makes my weak fluttering heart
- beat stonger.
- SARCASM MODE OFF
-
- I am the one living my life and I don't want someone else making
- MY decisions for me.
- Just so it is clear for you I will repeat that:-
- I am the one living my life and I don't want someone else making
- MY decisions for me.
-
- and to salve his consience, he then writes
- > since a woman could hypothetically become pregnant through an affair,
- > then tell the doctor "I was raped by a stranger" in order to avoid
- > the husband finding out about it).
-
- 1) I don't feel it is constructive to lie to a doctor.
- and
- 2) The doctor would then probably point out that a woman could catch some nasty
- diseases off a rapist and would she like some tests/counselling etc.
-
- The doctor most women would go to, in this hypothetical situation, is the
- one that would give them complete confidentiality.
-
- You can't legislate for truth justice love etc. in a relationship.
- Some people you form relationships with are wonderful and some aren't.
- Only bitter experience allows you to find out which is which.
-
- Helen
-