"It's our bodies, our choice." It seems inevitable that men who oppose abortion must hear this retort, or some equivalent argument. I have alway found it incredibly irksome, not to mention ill-founded.
Firstly, let us not forget that once a woman has conceived, she is not responsible for her body alone; whether she is amenable to the facts or not, they remain: there is now another body within her, dependent upon her.
Secondly, since when does a pregnancy concern the woman exclusively? It takes two to bring about that state, and one of the parties is a man. Is he to have no say in the future of a life that was brought into existence by his part as equally as the woman's? If one is still inclined to answer that the decision is the business of the woman exclusively, I must then insist, along the same lines of logic, that women desist in the protesting of war and armed conflict. Is this not the business of men, into which women have inappropriately inserted themselves this past half-century, upsetting the proper millinia-old spheres of gender?
"Ah, but it is the fathers, husbands, and sons of women who fight such wars," one may counter. "Women, being in fact so greatly involved in the business of war, bound by blood, concern, and love to those involved in its events directly, must be permitted to have due influence in these matters." I quite agree, and it is by this same logic that I claim the right of every father to have his voice heard when it comes to the health and future of his unborn son or daughter.
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I think that you are so right in so many ways. Its frustrating, and disgusting, and I dont understand how anyone could kill a tiny helpless baby for no reason. If someone doesnt want their baby, just tell them to let me know. Ppl can be so selfish and not even think about what is for some ppl or could be for them someday. Maybe next time when they really want it it wont be so easy?
Abortion is a horrific display and I cant believe anyone would ever ever ever do it.
Selena
so if its the man that wants the abortion (not an unheard of situation) should his pinion still be considered? or only if he makes the 'right' choice? because i believe the saying "our bodies our choice" goes both ways.
In response to 'anonymous', I defer to my first point in the post, that it is not solely the bodies of one woman and one man involved in this decision, but the body of the new human which they have both brought into being. Since these can not speak for themselves, their welfare rests entirely on the ability of their parents to make decisions based upon reason, justice, and love. Where else in the sphere of human existence do we allow that it is better for all parties concerned if we simply end a life, with no consultation with that life that is being cut short?
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