I don't think that it would be right to cut out men from having power in the issue. I am pro-choice but anti-abortion, and i believe one of the biggest hurdles in both camps is that having a baby is regarded as a mistake. It starts from having sex - and here's where i get prudish - why have sex if you're not ready to deal with consequences.
If a heterosexual couple have sex, and the woman gets pregnant - the first thing that they need to realise is that while it is the woman's body - it is also a result of the man's sperm as it is the egg. This makes it as much his responsibility as hers - and he is expected to have and show consideration that it is her body who is nourishing the fetus. Obviously most men don't do this, which is why alot of feminists want them cut out of the decision loop for an abortion. I think it is ethically wrong to remove the father from the decision. Secondly, the woman should not be legally prevented from choosing to have an abortion. She should also not be prevented by the father if she chooses to, but he should be aware of her decision (because if it hadnt been for him, she wouldnt need to make that decision). And if she does choose to have the abortion - she should not fool herself into thinking that it was just a procedure for her convenience. I hate that we trivialise the fact that conception took place just to win a woman's right to choose. This is not even about moral obligations but simply that the fetus needs to be recognised as a central subject to the entire decision. The right to choose should have strong reasoning for it, but to me - the lines that we use today - "that it is the woman's body", or "it's not even alive" or "it's just a fetus" is ridiculous.
I don't have any good reasons - but having been placed in a situation where I had to make that choice, I know that it (the choice) needs to be available. The reasons behind it still needs to be worked on - they're far too weak. This is why the anti-choice camp will continue to be vocal and aggressive towards abortion.
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If a heterosexual couple have sex, and the woman gets pregnant - the first thing that they need to realise is that while it is the woman's body - it is also a result of the man's sperm as it is the egg. This makes it as much his responsibility as hers - and he is expected to have and show consideration that it is her body who is nourishing the fetus. Obviously most men don't do this, which is why alot of feminists want them cut out of the decision loop for an abortion. I think it is ethically wrong to remove the father from the decision.
Secondly, the woman should not be legally prevented from choosing to have an abortion. She should also not be prevented by the father if she chooses to, but he should be aware of her decision (because if it hadnt been for him, she wouldnt need to make that decision). And if she does choose to have the abortion - she should not fool herself into thinking that it was just a procedure for her convenience. I hate that we trivialise the fact that conception took place just to win a woman's right to choose. This is not even about moral obligations but simply that the fetus needs to be recognised as a central subject to the entire decision. The right to choose should have strong reasoning for it, but to me - the lines that we use today - "that it is the woman's body", or "it's not even alive" or "it's just a fetus" is ridiculous.
I don't have any good reasons - but having been placed in a situation where I had to make that choice, I know that it (the choice) needs to be available. The reasons behind it still needs to be worked on - they're far too weak. This is why the anti-choice camp will continue to be vocal and aggressive towards abortion.