My thoughts on abortion and birth
First off, I’m totally pro-choice. For the following reasons, among others:
1) Any reasonable definition of personhood does not include an unthinking, unfeeling fetus. Fetuses can’t feel pain before 24 weeks and certainly do not have a sense of self.
2) An ovum is part of a woman’s body. A uterus is part of a woman’s body. With the exception of a single sperm cell (see discussion below), gestation is a process wholly under the domain of the woman’s body. Therefor, restrictions on abortion are restrictions on a woman’s body above all.
3) The human population is not under any risk of diminishing due to lack of reproduction. There are not enough parents for children currently up for adoption.
4) Most abortions are done by mothers who already have children. It is unfair to take resources away from these born children. Most abortions are not used to support a promiscuous lifestyle (although even if they were, that would not be sufficient reason to object).
5) Where abortions are illegal, abortion does not decrease, but abortion-related injuries do increase. Ultimately, legalized abortion is pro-life because it results in less mortality and morbidity overall.
As a fertile man, I think the responsible policy to have with regard to conception is not to have sex with a woman unless you are 100% okay with both A) her conceiving and having an abortion and B) her conceiving and having the child. Both scenarios are completely out of your control. Condoms reduce the chances, but they are not 100%. As the father of a child who beat both a condom and Plan B, trust me on this.
I do wish that men were able to sign away rights to children they do not want to avoid child support expenses. I’ve wavered on this subject, since it does create more burden for single mothers. However, I’ve also heard of too many stories of men being forced to pay for children they never wanted in situations where they have limited finances themselves and possibly responsibilities to others (including other children they did choose to have). Women do have options for terminating a pregnancy or giving up children for adoption, however difficult or unacceptable those options may be. It is unacceptable for men to have no option.
That said, current law can force any biological father to pay child support, so it is unfortunately necessary to act accordingly.
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