I love the way men argue about abortion... as if the woman doesn't even exist as a human being with an autonomous will, As if she's nothing but a holding vessal.
Bizarre.
Good thing we have the courts.
"Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice. Forcing a woman, by threat of criminal sanction to carry a foetus to term unless she meets certain criteria unrelated to her own priorities and aspirations, is a profound interference with a woman's body and this a violation of her security of the person."
DeeDee, it's actually VERY DISPARAGING to me that a woman has to even think of abortion as an option. Having been a ghost stakeholder (my sister-in-law had an abortion, and yes, OzmO, she's forgiven just like my sins are forgiven because we are saved), it pains me to see what she has to go through each and every day. Please don't patronize or belittle us because we are not female, therefore, in your eyes thinking we as men don't have a right to discuss abortion. In fact, I believe the tragedy to be just as painful for a man who has father a child that gets aborted. No one, NO ONE, appears to consider his loss as well. And science definitely backs the notion that men go through a loss as well. Again, just like anyone who wants to argue for the legality of abortion uses the less than one-half of one percent of the cases where the mother's life is in danger. Yes, it's her body, but now there's another human being that lies within her. So, is it about just her now? Today's society says yes, just as you do. I'll speak from my own personal experience...The very day that I say my first-born child (let's even call it a fetus if it makes you feel more comfortable), who at a mere 8-weeks, was but a speck and a heart-beat, JUST A SPECK and a HEARTBEAT, I connected with that "fetus", early-stage human, child. You're going to tell me that the tears that were uncontrollably rolling down my face were not a legitimate connection to this speck? I think not. This is the whole reason Plan Parenthood doesn't encourage the mother to have an abortion, because they KNOW FOR A FACT, that once the mother sees the heartbeat, they've lost a customer.
If I seem sarcastic and perturbed at what I feel is your insensitivity towards men on this matter, I am. But at the same time, I ask you to consider what I'm saying and not just roll your eyes and write off what I've just shared.
