Re: Abortion

Daniel T. wrote:
> "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.

That's fine, as long as you can take the fetus out of the
woman and place it in the man. Other than that, you're just
reducing the woman to a walking womb.

> 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...

Then he should have used better precautions.

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David V.
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