Comments on: Missing “Manly” Fish and Population Control http://www.frcblog.com/2009/09/missing-manly-fish-and-population-control/ The Blog of Family Research Council Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:23:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jen http://www.frcblog.com/2009/09/missing-manly-fish-and-population-control/comment-page-1/#comment-1881 Jen Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:32:10 +0000 http://www.frcblog.com/?p=1691#comment-1881 I wonder who disposes of more Pills and other hormonal birth control. Is it the average woman consumer who takes the pills for legitimate reasons, or is it pharmacies and pharmaceutical companies who are disposing of unused pills and devices which have expired? I wonder who disposes of more Pills and other hormonal birth control. Is it the average woman consumer who takes the pills for legitimate reasons, or is it pharmacies and pharmaceutical companies who are disposing of unused pills and devices which have expired?

]]> By: Cheryl http://www.frcblog.com/2009/09/missing-manly-fish-and-population-control/comment-page-1/#comment-1872 Cheryl Wed, 23 Sep 2009 06:45:44 +0000 http://www.frcblog.com/?p=1691#comment-1872 It may be true that birth control pills are part of the problem of the feminization of male fish, and that they are used for population control, but are you suggesting people shouldn't take these pills, or that expired pills should be discarded of in ways other than flushing them or dumping them down the drain? The latter solution seems like the right one. Some people take these pills for medical conditions such as hormone imbalances and not for birth control. Sure, the main reason is for birth control, but we can't disregard other medical uses for synthetic hormones. It may be true that birth control pills are part of the problem of the feminization of male fish, and that they are used for population control, but are you suggesting people shouldn’t take these pills, or that expired pills should be discarded of in ways other than flushing them or dumping them down the drain? The latter solution seems like the right one. Some people take these pills for medical conditions such as hormone imbalances and not for birth control. Sure, the main reason is for birth control, but we can’t disregard other medical uses for synthetic hormones.

]]> By: Nathan http://www.frcblog.com/2009/09/missing-manly-fish-and-population-control/comment-page-1/#comment-1865 Nathan Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:31:38 +0000 http://www.frcblog.com/?p=1691#comment-1865 I think you make a good point that the birth control pills can be hurting the environment (as you point out, fish). However, you seem to conclude that since it is the birth control pills in this singular situation, that people are not hurting the environment as well, and that is clearly false, as thousands of studies have demonstrated. You really only make the case that different methods of birth control and population control should be considered, not that population control itself is a problem. I think you make a good point that the birth control pills can be hurting the environment (as you point out, fish). However, you seem to conclude that since it is the birth control pills in this singular situation, that people are not hurting the environment as well, and that is clearly false, as thousands of studies have demonstrated.

You really only make the case that different methods of birth control and population control should be considered, not that population control itself is a problem.

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