Is it normal to believe that men should have no say in abortions?

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  • disthing
    8 years ago | pl

    I think the final decision should lie with the woman, although I'm open to valid arguments to the contrary.

    I just can't imagine a society in which women could be forced to carry a child through 9 months followed by labour against their will. Or a society in which a women could be forced to abort a child against their will because the father didn't want it.

    Of course, there's the argument that if someone risks getting pregnant, they should accept the consequences.

    At the very least, though, a man has a right to know, except in very exceptional circumstances. I remember an ex saying to me if she got pregnant by me and had an abortion, she probably wouldn't tell me. And I was actually kind of disgusted at the disregard for my own right to know that a little thing I've been involved in conceiving existed in the first place, and then was killed in the second! I'd at least want a conversation about it...

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    • disthing
      8 years ago | pl

      p.s. I resent OP's insult to fathers in number 5, and the implication that divorce rates matter one fucking bit.

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      • dom180
        8 years ago | pl

        I can get on board with everything you've said here, and it makes me wonder why I spent so long on my comment :P

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        • disthing
          8 years ago | pl

          I think you went into much more detail than I did and offered a great argument, actually - especially about it being a binary decision! :)

          It's such a difficult topic to tackle.

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