Re: Abortion

"Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> To me, Abortion should always be up to the woman.  It's her body, afterall.
> No matter how much of the "seed mixture" is part of a man, the man doesn't
> have to bear the burden, so the decision is ultimately hers', and rightly
> so.

The nine month gestation period is a very small part of the process of 
raising a human being. It seems to me, if the father is willing to bear 
the burden of the rest of the raising, then it is reasonable to expect 
the woman to bear the smaller burden of having the child, even if she 
doesn't want it.

The problem with your position is child support. The woman gets to 
decide if the child is born, but the man is forced to pay for 18 years 
based on her decision. If the abortion is totally up to the woman, then 
the child support should be totally up to the man...


> I do, however, feel these days many women use Abortion as an alternative
> form of birth control.  Why bother using a condom or pills when you can just
> abort the unwanted fetus?  This is not common, but it is something of
> concern in today's push-button, use-and-throw-away society.

No, it is not common. I would venture to say it is probably very 
uncommon; but no matter how common it may be, I would rather such a 
woman have the abortion than be forced to have a child that she will 
despise or abandon.