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Originally posted by Blackwatch
... I understand that a pregnancy can be brutal on a woman's body, and women have the perogative to decide not to go through tha pain of childbirth, morning sickness, hormonal changes, weight gain, etc. that are associated with preganancy. This decision is made WHEN YOU DECIDE TO HAVE SEX!!!! Once you decide to have sex, then you are agreeing to accept the responsibilties that come with that decision... including the possibility of a baby, emotional and spiritual attachment, history and intimacy, etc. Sex is not casual, and when we decide to have sex, we should know that it is one of the most important decisions that we will ever make.
That woman has no right to deny that child of the possibilty of life and potentiality. If she does not want to be a part of the baby's life, then fine, but she has no right to decide that the baby cannot have life, only God rightly makes that decision. If the man wants the right to raise his child, then why deny him that right? The issue of a women's right to choose has diverted attention from the main issue in this case, the man's right to parent and the child's right to have life. The women's right to choose should end with what she does with her own body, not what she does to her child's body. Don't want to be pregnant or raise a child? Then don't have sex, period! That is a woman's (and a man's) right to choose.
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Actually that is inaccurate. A woman has the right to deny a FETUS the right to life. It's already been determined that if the fetus is dependant on the mother for survival, then technically it is still a part of her body and she can do as she pleases.
Communication is key, but knowledge is power. It doesn't really matter if a woman says she will never abort. Because when she gets pregnant she might decide to reverse her stance. Does the man have basis for action then because they communicated befiore a preganacy? Nope. Because he should KNOW that he has no rights. And what she says and what she decides to do with her own body is protected under law.
In this case, I am conflicted because I hate to see the man so handicapped in the decision to become a father or not. But, this is biology and law. Biology decides that the woman is the one who gets pregnant, so what happens to a body during a pregnancy happens only to her. Law says the baby is not a baby when it has no ability to thrive on its own. No rights for guys unless they find a way to grow a child to term outside of the woman's body.