I thought it would be interesting to pose this question because it doesn’t presuppose the supremacy of either side of the abortion issue. Instead it is a question that might show contrast between different viewpoints on the same side of the issue.
In order to explore this issue, I am going to pose a hypothetical.
Lets take a situation where a woman purposely pokes holes in her lovers condom with the hopes of getting pregnant. In this case lets say she does get pregnant and has effectively made a decision that is completely contrary to her lover’s wishes. He might have strong reservations about population control, he might not be ready for the temporal and financial responsibility of raising a child, or many of the other reasons that a person might have not to carry a pregnancy to term.
Shouldn’t he have a right to decide not to have a child?
For many of us, this issue is about autonomy. The right of a person to not have their body violated by state or citizen is fundamental. But with rights go responsibility and visa versa. A man is held to a level of responsibility for providing for his offspring, and he should have rights that are at least commensurate with that.
If you believe abortion isn’t murder, and that there is no crime in the removal of a healthy fetus from it’s mother’s womb, then I think you should be open to the possibility that in the hypothetical laid out above, a forced abortion would be nothing more than the retrieval of stolen property. The traumatic invasion of the woman for the 10 minute procedure would be balanced against a lifelong traumatic impact that the father didn’t want.
Hopefully you’re getting the point, which is that the stronger our case against abortion=crime/murder, the stronger the case for the rights of the father.
I appreciate your comments.
V
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March 20, 2009 at 8:15 pm
I think I should clarify some things. I do not believe that a man should be able to choose whether a woman will have an abortion or not. I do however believe that a man should have a choice whether to consent to the birth of said child. There is so much attention on men who neglect their responsibilities but no one ever speaks of the women who neglect theirs also. I personally believe that unless a father is a drug addict or a threat to the child’s safety in some way, the mother is RESPONSIBLE for ALLOWING that father to have a nurturing relationship with his child. Yet many women decide for the child that (the child) will never know their father. A child won’t remember the money he sent but a child may develop psychological issues from not ever having a their biological father known to them. A child can be emotionally damaged if they feel as if the man that made them doesn’t care about them, causing deep seated anger and resentment. The Emotional poisoning of a child’s opinion of his father is a crime of manipulation. What the woman and the man went through the child does not have to know about.
It does not matter if the mother hates the father… that has nothing to do with the child. Many women force their opinions of the father on the child who is young and impressionable.
Also, I am pro-choice. I personally feel that it is not may place to judge or condemn anyone for their own decisions (because that’s God’s job and I don’t EVER want him to tell me I overstepped my boundaries or have to pay the consequences for thinking it was my place to do HIS job for him. Eventually all will face their maker. I personally would never condone an abortion but then again I have a right to my own beliefs. I think abortion is an evil act of murder, but I would never shove my opinions down anyone’s throat. In short I am pro-life, but that is BY CHOICE; in the end that makes me really pro-choice, choose to do the right thing, or not to… either way I won’t be your judge.
Next, my entire point for a father’s right to choose is to prevent two major problems that EVERYONE seems to be overlooking.
1) Many women as well as men have sex frivolously. And both need to take precautions (besides just condoms and/or “pulling out”). Society has driven the irresponsibility of men into the ground; but there are MANY options a woman can take to ENSURE that she does not come out pregnant too. Many women out there have dozens of sexual partners. A mans right to chose would make them think twice before jumping in the sack without precautionary measures.
2) If a woman decides that she is going to keep the child and a man is in agreement, then BOTH parties are financially responsible, and neither party has right to deny the child the precious gift of knowing the other parent.
In short many women choose to have a child, manipulate the system for a paycheck (child support) then deprive that child the right to know their father. There is something inherently wrong with that. If the child needs money, don’t you think they need their father’s love, guidance and parenting also? or is money the only thing they need from a man. Women should put their personal opinions of the man aside and realize that even if you hate him, his child will love him (unless he’s a threat to the child’s safety).
In conclusion, I feel that if two people choose to make a child then they both should have equal rights and financial responsibility to the child. And if two people have irresponsible sex, BOTH should have a choice to commit to that child or walk away (in a woman’s case that would be an abortion- which a man can not contest) if the man chooses to walk away they will relinquish ALL rights to visitation, last name and knowledge of the child.
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May 22, 2009 at 4:00 am
Even simpler issues than abortion are problematic for fathers. I’m not attempting to stop an abortion, but just trying to find out if my child is still alive or not, and can’t get information because the mother seems to have a greater right to privacy than I have a right to know about my child. When a woman chooses to engage in activities that may result in a child certain privacies should be considered forgone.
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December 25, 2009 at 12:14 am
Hello there,
My name is Jack Steele. I am the informant who helped police solve the James Kopp case.
I provided the tip that led to the arrest and conviction of James Kopp, who shot three Canadian doctors before shooting and killing an American doctor. Kopp is an anti-abortion fanatic who targeted the doctors because they were performing abortions.
I hope you’ll publicize my website. The actions of the Canadian police are bound to have a chilling effect on other tipsters in criminal cases, and sends a horrible message to other people who would do harm to abortion providers in Canada and the US.
–Jack Steele
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