to quote Bill Hicks - Life begins when you're in my phonebook
seriously, I have no clue when "life" begins but if you do please spill it
I've already said I think both parents are equally responsible for their actions but we both know that isn't reality in many cases.
If I understand you correctly you are
1. against abortion and think it's murder but it's ok to "murder" in some cases such as rape, incest, "self defence" (i.e risk to the mothers life)
2. believe that if abortion is allowed then the father should also be allowed to refuse any and all responsiblity for the child leaving it the sole responsiblity of the mother
We know you're against abortion so should I assume that you believe that all women should be forced to carry each pregnancy to term and all men must be forced to support the child
Do I understand your position correctly?
while i have no definite moment when life starts, there are plenty of decent arguements out there, death is technically when electrical activity stops in the brain so life could be when electrical activity starts. Another could be when the baby is concieved. If you dont have any defined points then why not include infantcide as well?
1. Yes i believe its murder, i said perhaps incest b/c of birth defects but then again i said that would open up the door to a whole host of other options, dont spin here straw...Yes in the event that the mothers health is in danger then yes i would be ok with her choosing to have an abortion, Rape is a seperate issue and since the mother was not a willing participant of the act and b/c her mental health may come into play i would be ok with her deciding then.
2. Yes, although i would be ok with a severly reduced form of child support or perhaps split the medical bills with the mother during pregnancy and nothing afterwards. Again the mother can have an abortion without the fathers consent, the father is stuck one way or the other never having his voice recognized...how do you think thats fair?
3. It gets a tad bit complicated with child support and such, i mean if she gets remarried, gives the child up for adoption, etc...those are grey areas i could go into those if youd like but for the most part lets say ya i think women for other then the reasons ive stated should give birth to the child and men should support their children if they dont live with them.
Lets go over yours here
Your for women being able to escape responsibility but against men having the choice
you feel men should take responsibility for their actions and support their kids, but not women.
you have no belief of when life starts but you still are ok with abortion...do you believe in infantcide as well?