Birth Control and Abortion

Universal Free Birth Control

Birth control is free, accessible, and private for every American from the onset of puberty. No age gate, no parental consent, no doctor visit required.

Puberty confirmation via saliva test. At-home hormone test kits (smartphone-scanned saliva strips, already commercially available with 94-97% accuracy) confirm puberty has begun. Once confirmed, birth control is shipped to any address in discreet packaging. No pharmacy visit, no awkward conversations, no barriers.

For girls: Hormonal and non-hormonal options available. As non-hormonal options reach market (currently in development), preference shifts toward those to avoid mood and bone density side effects of hormonal methods in adolescents.

For boys: Spermicidal condoms shipped free immediately. As male birth control pills and injectables clear FDA approval (multiple candidates currently in Phase II trials), those are added to the free program. Government funding accelerates FDA review of male contraceptives.

Population philosophy: This platform does not believe endless population growth is necessary or desirable. With AI and humanoid robotics advancing, fewer people living better lives is preferable to more people competing for resources. Accessible birth control is a feature, not a problem.

Abortion — Illegal With Enforced Exceptions

Abortion is illegal. Birth control is free, universally accessible from puberty, and delivered to your door. There is no excuse for an unwanted pregnancy under this system.

Exceptions where abortion is authorized:

Rape. A 72-hour emergency hearing (separate from the criminal trial) determines whether there is sufficient evidence to authorize the abortion. This uses a preponderance-of-evidence standard — "more likely than not" — rather than the criminal standard of "beyond reasonable doubt." The hearing exists solely to authorize the abortion quickly. The actual criminal prosecution of the rapist proceeds on a normal timeline with full due process, defense preparation, and trial rights. Both interests are served — the woman gets the abortion quickly, the accused gets a fair trial. False accusations carry severe penalties.

Mother's life at risk. Two randomly assigned doctors (from a national pool — neither chosen by the patient nor the first doctor) independently confirm the condition. Once both agree, abortion is not just authorized but mandatory. No hospital or doctor may refuse to perform a life-saving abortion. Refusal falls under the medical negligence framework — license revocation or criminal charges if the woman dies.

Exceptions where abortion is mandatory:

Fetus will never have conscious life. Anencephaly (no brain), organs incompatible with life, conditions where no awareness will ever exist. Two randomized doctors confirm. Abortion is mandatory — no carrying a doomed pregnancy to term.

Fetus will have a life defined by suffering. Conditions where the child will be conscious but in constant or near-constant pain — brittle bone disease, epidermolysis bullosa, Tay-Sachs, and similar. The child's interest in not suffering outweighs the parent's desire to have that child. The parent isn't the one who has to live in that body. Two randomized doctors confirm. Abortion is mandatory.

What is NOT forced:

Disability with real quality of life. Down syndrome, deafness, blindness, missing limbs, conditions where the person can experience happiness, form relationships, and participate in the world even with significant limitations — the family decides. The government does not force abortion on a child who could live a meaningful life.