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Originally posted by OhioCentaur
What man regardless of if he wants it or not should deny his own seed? I do agree that the man should have equal rights as the female but would a man really want to deny or "disown" his own seed?
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If a woman chooses to have an abortion, is she not doing the same thing? If she aborts a pregnancy, is she not denying or disowning her own offspring/potential offspring? Why is the man any different from the woman here? She gets to choose but he doesn't. I agree that the well-being of the child is important, but if the mother knew she wouldn't be able to provide all on her own, and knew the father didn't want anything to do with the child, why would she keep the pregnancy and keep the child?
This is an interesting debate and very similar to one I was having with a coworker yesterday! We were discussing whether or not a man should have a say in an unwanted pregnancy. I know of a couple who had an unexpected pregnancy last summer. He wanted to have the baby, she didn't. She had the abortion. If the man is willing to raise the child, and the sex was consensual, why does he have no rights? I guess it all goes back to the question of whether or not the embryo/fetus/unborn child is just a part of the woman's body or something that is actually alive.
I'm sure we'll be hearing more about it with the new laws in South Dakota.