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Originally posted by Professor
Did anyone catch the story on Russ Parr this morning regarding the man that sued his ex-girlfriend. The ex-girlfriend is pregnant and planned to have an abortion. The guy asked the court for an injuction and wanted the ex-girlfried to carry the baby to term. The guy wanted the child and planned to raise the child himself. The court ruled said that this guy had no rights and dismissed the cases. The question this morning is should men have rights. Whats your take?
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My short answer is, ABSOLUTELY!! Men
should have rights. I doubt they ever will... as always there are qualifications.
As a woman raised by both my parents, and having seen the pain that my older brother went through when his mother did NOT allow him to see my father for far too long, I definitely believe that if a man wants a child, loves that child, is willing to be full time parent to that child with no other questions asked, then he should have the right to do so. If I were ever (Lord forbid) faced with the decision of wanting to abort a child and the child's father did not want me to, that would seriously weigh in my decision. I might just have the child, let the father raise it. (This would not happen in MY life... that's just the way I feel about that particular theoretical situation.)
BUT, pregnancy is no joke, mentally or physically. That's a healthy pregnancy. Let's not even talk about complications, impact on a career, impact on personal relationships, medical care... If a woman, by that same token, does not want a child, does not love the child, is not willing to be the full time parent AND is not willing to subject herself to the substantial strains and stress of 9 months of pregnancy, she should not have to. And since the baby relies on her body to give it life, its up to the man who wants that right to convince her.... outside the courts. Because legally, I doubt any man will ever have right of decision over a child before it is born, (though I believe in a respectful relationship he should). The impact and the responsibility is just too much in the realm of the mother until birth, and potentially after.
that's my $.02.
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