Re: Abortion

Ivan Gowch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 04:37:23 GMT, "Daniel T."
> 
> ==>"David V." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> ==>
> ==>> 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.
> ==>
> ==>True. Much like contractual obligations, one can't stop the woman from 
> ==>aborting, but then she should be punished if she does.
> 
>               Fine.  Then, by the same token, you should be
>               punished for engaging in behaviour that harms
>               life -- such as smoking, drinking alcohol, overeating,
>               not getting enough exercise, not getting enough
>               sleep. . . .
> 
>               Why not?  If a woman does not have absolute
>               sovereignty over what happens to her body,
>               why should you?

Endangering ones own family line is much different than endangering 
someone elses family line.

If a mother is allowed to abort or not, without the father's input, then 
the father should be allowed to force the mother to abort, even if she 
doesn't want to.

Using your logic above, a man could never be forced to pay child 
support. After all what he does with his body (or labor in this case) is 
his business as well isn't it?