Debate: Partial Birth Abortion...

[Divamomto3]

Originally posted by Fizban257
The responsiblity most definetly does not always lie with women. Men are financially responsible for any children which they create, yet have zero legal standing in the "choice" the mother makes. Women are afforded the role of God in determining the fate of their children, and role of warden in financially shackeling the father for the next 18-24 years. There are three people's lives in question, but only one of them has any say in the matter.

This is so true and it never struck me until I became the mother of 3 sons. What if a woman that my son was in a relationship with became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion? What if my son wanted the baby? I'm sure the woman would ask for half the money for the abortion, yet my son wouldn't have half the right to allow his child to live if the woman decided she wanted to terminate her pregnancy.

 

[cardaway]

Originally posted by MHopkins2
The "logistics" problem, though, is what if the man says he thought BC was being used (e.g., the pill), and the woman says she never said that? (Or some such.)

It's sad, but I have to agree that there is no getting past the logistics if lying and manipulation are part of the equation.

 

[MHopkins2]

Originally posted by cardaway
It's sad, but I have to agree that there is no getting past the logistics if lying and manipulation are part of the equation.

They're definitely part of any "oops" equation! (Ugh!)

 

[cardaway]

Originally posted by Divamomto3
This is so true and it never struck me until I became the mother of 3 sons. What if a woman that my son was in a relationship with became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion? What if my son wanted the baby? I'm sure the woman would ask for half the money for the abortion, yet my son wouldn't have half the right to allow his child to live if the woman decided she wanted to terminate her pregnancy.

The opposite is true as well.

If somebody had a teenage daughter, and agreed she should get an abortion, how would they feel if the boy in question could force her into being an incubator against her will?

As much as I would like men to get more of a say if the woman refuses an abortion, I am totally against there ever being the chance of taking away the right of the woman to choose. At least not until she can just hand over the fetus like she would if she were giving up for adoption. But science hasn't got us there yet.

 

[Pyg Me]

I cant help but wonder. How many aborted babies could have grown to find the cure for AIDS, cancer or even defeat GWB.

 

[mep319]

Originally posted by Pyg Me
I cant help but wonder. How many aborted babies could have grown to find the cure for AIDS, cancer or even defeat GWB.

If they could beat GWB I change my mind now! Sorry couldn't help myself! Didn't mean to make light of the subject!

 

[Pyg Me]

Originally posted by mep319
If they could beat GWB I change my mind now! Sorry couldn't help myself! Didn't mean to make light of the subject!

Even sadder is this. Although you wouldnt have a problem aborting me, I'd still fight for your right to be born.

 

[MHopkins2]

Originally posted by Pyg Me
I cant help but wonder. How many aborted babies could have grown to find the cure for AIDS, cancer or even defeat GWB.

I don't know. But then, I don't know how many aborted babies could have grown to be the next Hitler, Stalin, or Hussein either. IOW, .

 

[Betsyt82]

PBA are just plain wrong. If that baby can be induced to be killed outside the womb than that baby can be induced to survive. I believe that a women has the choice before in the first trimester or so, but after that I find it disgusting/repulsive to kill outside the womb a viable baby. Just cuse the baby in half in the birth canal does not make it right.