(September 30, 2015 at 2:15 pm)lkingpinl Wrote:(September 30, 2015 at 2:05 pm)Irrational Wrote: It's (1) inside her body and (2) uses her bodily resources for its survival. If you respect woman's right to own her body, then you should respect her right to choose what to do with the fetus inside her body.
Again, though no has addressed if the father has a say. This is what makes abortion so tough because of the variables involved in the decision. That fetus is half the mother and half the father. Let's not bring up cases of rape/incest, etc. Lets speak strictly in terms of a consensual relationship. The couple gets pregnant and the mother doesn't want the baby, but the father does. Is it solely the mother's choice because she is carrying it? It's tough. Put yourself in the situation, if you are a man and your wife/GF/fiancee announces she's pregnant and you are over the moon excited, but then she tells you she doesn't want it. How would you react?
"Well right now it's just a parasite feeding off of you and it's your body"
"Just a collection of cells and it's your choice"
"I've been dying to have a child and the baby is part of me as well"
I'm not lending any credence to one response over the other as I think each situation is different and that's what makes abortion so tough to discuss because it's not an easy blanket answer for all situations.
I may well (depending on the circumstances) try to convince her to carry the child. I will not force her. Then again, I'm willing to stick around and help raise the kid. There are a lot of "daddies" out there who can't be bothered with that part who would have been terribly upset at the idea of an abortion.
Unless and until medical science comes up with a way to transfer the fetus to daddy and let him carry it, the final decision still rests with her.
Thief and assassin for hire. Member in good standing of the Rogues Guild.
