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Originally posted by kstar
I hope they win. I think that a man should have the right to choose whether or not he wants to be involved in his offsprings life, the way a woman does. I think this decision should be at birth, not if a man is getting a divorce or if he has previously supported and shown interest in the child. I'm sorry women, but there are too many of us that oops a man into a baby, those that list men that aren't the father on the birth certificate, and those that look on child support as a punishment for their ex. If we are going to truely be equal, we need to stop having the law "protect" us and "punish" them.
Likewise, I don't think it is just when a man seeks an injunction against a woman to stop her from aborting his child. Basically it all boils down to this:
The right to be or not to be a parent is a personal choice, and no one should be able to force that decision on anyone else.
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Maybe I'm starting an argument that I don't really have the energy to partake in but... a woman does not have the choice to be involved in the life of her offspring. She IS involved, whether she chooses to parent, abort, or place through adoption. Abortion often has long-term physical, emotional, and mental consequences, that the father will usually not experience. Once you're pregnant, you are officially involved.
However, it's comforting to hear that you all see the unborn child as a unique biological individual comprised of DNA from both the mother and father, thus giving the father an equal choice in your minds. I frequently hear the argument that the unborn child is simply a part of the woman's body, thus giving her the right to do what she chooses with it.
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