I'm not going to get into the moral arguments for or against, of abortion itself. However I will say this.
If abortion is to be accepted, it should to be the equal choice of both mother and father - except if the pregnancy is the result of rape, obviously. Having a say in what happens cannot be taken away from either person. If there cannot be agreement, then the person that wishes to keep the child should be able to. The only argument I can see against this is if the man wants the child and the woman doesn't is it fair that she still has to carry it for 9 months? The answer is yes, because it is part of taking responsibility for choices you made. Fairness isn't always agreeable to everyone. In fact fairness often leaves the majority of people with what seems like the raw deal. Also, how does 9 months weigh against the other person taking care of the child for the better part of the next 2 decades - give or take? They are different consequences to be sure, but that doesn't make one less or more - or at least not in a way one can definitively say I should think. I believe this to be the best approximation of fairness.
SPACERITUAL wrote:I disagree for completely different reasons that anyone ive ever spoken to considers. I really believe that if an accident happens and the women still chooses to go through with the birth, the male should be consulted, and should he object, there should be some kind of legal hand washing allowed where he eschews any legal claim or responsibility to the child. If its YOUR baby and YOUR body, pay for it YOURSELF.
This also makes logical sense.
I want to once again mention I'm not taking a for or against stance here. I don't want to get drawn into this. Regardless of what I think, I don't think an internet debate on this will sway anyone one way or the other, and the debate will eventually degenerate into a bunch of children throwing mud at eachother. Or in this case, fuzz pedals.
compared to the pre-conception birth control like, say, condoms. Condoms, pills, and pessary are easier on the womans body and hormonal balance, too, than abortion after the fourth month.
me too, I heard they have booked him three sold out nights already opening for Nirvana, the Doors, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin.
