Does the father of a fetus have a say in preventing an abortion?
Before I say anything I would like to clear up that I am a 22 year old female that is pro-choice. I am asking this purely to get some insight on the issue. I believe 100% that NO man can force or coerce a woman into getting an abortion, but part of me thinks that it should work the other way around as well. If I got pregnant and wanted an abortion, I would only do so if the father was either indifferent or supportive of the decision. How would it be ethical to deny someone the right to have their child come to full-term? I can understand maybe having a stipulation that the father take full responsibility and custody if the woman couldn't care for it. It takes two to make a baby, and it's hypocritical to say that the father is either responsible for a baby being born depending on what a woman decides to do with the fetus.
Posted Nov 3, 2010, 10:45 PM UTC