Re: Abortion

Daniel T. wrote:
> "David V." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > 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.
>
> That works both ways doesn't it.....

Life's a bitch, but I can't see any way around not being
able to force the woman to continue a pregnancy she does not
want. Just because the father wants to raise the child does 
not mean you can take away the womans right to control over 
her own body.
--
David V.
Yosemite Llama Ranch

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