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The principle argument I've seen for Pro-Choice is Body Autonomy. Each person has the right to their own body and to determine how it is used. You can't force someone to donate blood or organs, even to save another life, and as such, you can't force them to carry a pregnancy to term. The principle argument I've seen for Pro-Life is Right to Life. Each person has the right to live, and abortion denies that right. It is also morally wrong to take a life. Historically, women have been denied Body Autonomy as a means to reduce their power and disenfranchise them. Whether through ownership by parents or their spouse, as a chattel, or through being denied contraception and abortion, women in most countries around the world have less Body Autonomy than men, both de jure and de facto. Pregnancy is also dangerous, and even the best pregnancy presents some level of threat to a woman's life. This discussion usually focuses on abortion, but really the two sides are arguing about different things. Pro-Life advocates are arguing that abortion is morally wrong because it is killing a living person. Where personhood starts is another aspect of this, but I think nearly all Pro-Choice advocates would agree that beyond some distinguishing point the fetus is alive and killing it is morally wrong. Pro-Choice advocates then take the next step to say that, while it is wrong, it is still necessary. And that's where most debates stop, but they really shouldn't. The next question should always be "why is it necessary?" I think it comes down to three things: lack of foreknowledge, lack of effective contraception, and emergencies. 1) We lack foreknowledge because we don't have standard, safe process in place to give parents all of the information they need to determine if they should both have and keep a pregnancy. That includes genetic testing, adequate health education, relationship counseling, etc. We need to focus our efforts on building a comprehensive system to ensure that all pregnancies are desirable pregnancies. The state of women's healthcare in general in the U.S. is atrocious, but the state of men's reproductive healthcare isn't much better. If we want to solve the problem of unwanted pregnancies, we need people to be informed and willing participants in parenthood. 2) We lack effective contraception because, even when it's available, many people choose not to use it due to the side effects. Most are uncomfortable, many cause hormonal issues, and some can literally causes bodily harm. We need safe, universal contraceptives - that means for everyone, both men and women. And that pretty much rules out all hormonal and implant contraceptives. If we want to stop abortions, we need people to be informed and willing participants in contraception. 3) Emergencies are going to happen. Whether the mother's life is threatened or the pregnancy is due to rape or incest, there will always be a need for surgically removing a child before birth. If we want these events to stop being abortions, then we need to fund research into new methodologies for performing surgically assisted live births. When there is no longer ever a need to kill the baby in the process of terminating a pregnancy, then we can stop having abortions. All three of these things require that we fund and support medical research into human reproduction. The main problem is that many Pro-Life advocates are also against contraception and sex education. And the policies and social norms that arise from those stances are the primary factors in creating new abortions. So they target abortion as something that is obviously wrong.

In response to post #8157071. What clustering technology did you go with?

An update to my post on page 55 - the v1.2 patch has completely resolved my black screen issues when accessing the map. I have been able to access the map with no issues since then. Good luck to you guys. It looks like Bethesda is very aware of these issues and is actively working to resolve them, so hang in there and keep submitting tickets with them. I played without access to the map at all until the v1.2 patch came out - it's a little tedious walking everywhere with only a map marker to guide you. My settings have been, and currently are, on Ultra, with only a few minor CTD's left to resolve. Hopefully this v1.3 patch will help those. Note: To the OP or moderators - can we get status updates on this thread posted at the start of the thread? It is getting pretty hard to follow. Thanks.

Please forgive me if this has been covered, I've been following the thread since creation, but have only read the first 15 pages and the last 4 (51-55). I have the same issue with black screen / loss of video signal, requiring a hard reboot of the system. My fans all kick in to high gear, but at reboot the system is well within tolerances. I have only seen this issue in the map, and it is easily reproducible. I have tried changing video settings for the game from low to ultra, and modifying each and every value listed in the configuration options individually, and the issue occurs reliably, every time, on all graphical settings. Low takes longer (about 10 minutes before issues will occur reliably), Ultra will fail within 2 minutes. As with other posts, tried multiple ATI drivers and changing clocks through Catalyst AMD Overdrive, no change. System specs: Windows 7 Pro 64-bit, Intel Q6650 2.6GHz CPU, Sapphire ATI HD 5870, OCZ Vertex 2 120GB SSD, 4 GB Corsair PC6400, 700W Thermaltake modular PSU.