These are all things that were said on my work newsgroups today (think mumnset, but misogynistic twats).
How do you deal with attitudes like this? I know I shouldn't engage, especially not at work and need to remember that it is not mumsnet, but I couldn't help myself so I just said that I though it was more of a choice to not have children than to have children, and listed all of the numerous symptoms I have been suffering this pregnancy and said tell me now it's not an illness. I also said that maternity rights and sex discrimination laws exists to protect against such attitudes.
I'm just astounded that people would say things like that I am not sure of the best way to respond, bearing in mind this is a corporate system. I know I am just being sensitive because it is so salient for me, but such wankers really get on my nerves. And they won't be reasoned with, they will just carry on with their twatish ways.
My previous boss also tried the whole 'it's your choice to have children' thing. I just think that it is such a crappy thing to say but just can't articulate a response.