Re: Abortion

"Daniel T." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> 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.

With logic like that, anyone who invests ANY effort in the care or raising
of
that unborn child could file claim in court to prevent abortion.  No man
should
ever have the right to make someone do something with their own body that
they do not wish to do.

There is only a limited window of opportunity for an abortion.  You can't
just
go and kill a fetus at any stage of the birth.  There are rules and laws to
protect
that child's life past that window.

> 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...

My own father was "forced" to pay child support for every year up until my
18th
birthday.  I've not seen one cent of that.  It's just as easy for the man to
skirt
responsibility.  It's still up to the woman.  She's got the child inside of
her.  No amount
of money is going to make the man important.

> > 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.

That's an impractical statement, at best.  But you're right, a woman should
have
an abortion rather than give her child away, or worse, abandon it.  Children
are
not playthings.  They are people.

Having this parental tug-of-war is no better than anything a single parent
will
ever do.