Abortion and men.

noshelter991 · 2014-11-10T06:34:55+00:00

"Only not in his abdomen." ...Exactly. That's why women are the final decision maker when deciding whether or not they'd like to allow an embryo/fetus/human gestate within them for 9 months, bear the child, and then take responsibility for it for a minimum of nearly two decades. Reality: rightfully so, no individual should be allowed to strip or trump another of their bodily autonomy simply because they don't agree with what he/she is doing.

nablowme · 2014-11-10T06:59:51+00:00

None. The woman is the sole decision maker because she carries the baby physically. Theoretically, if the fetus was in some other location the 'half my child' idea should be considered, ie in custody battles where men's rights is absolutely an issue. Here, however, you have to think about what you're actually doing, which is forcing a woman to be pregnant and carry a baby to term that she doesn't want to have.

nablowme · 2014-11-10T15:39:20+00:00

Just thwarted sperm

Readers may wish to ponder the belief that male feeling on the subject is inherently controlling and therefore nefarious, and the simultaneous belief that defining men’s feelings as malign by default isn’t controlling at all. And note the conspicuous absence of any reference to love – of partner or child-to-be. Coupling and reproduction are reduced to an ideological board game in which rivals vie for power and men only feel hurt when losing their dominion over someone else’s organs. Hardly a comprehensive picture, or an encouraging one. But apparently the subject of male emotion is not up for discussion, even in measured terms, and men who feel bereaved should “take therapy and learn to not be controlling.” The suggestion that a man’s sense of loss might actually be genuine and have nothing to do with craving power over women is dismissed as comparable with a belief in a flat Earth: “There is no legitimacy to him feeling like that... You don’t legitimise unhealthy entitlement.” Others insist the phrase “losing a child” is impermissible. To identify with the foetus as a nascent human being is “appalling,” a “fantasy,” and not to be “pandered” to

burrowing · 2014-11-10T15:04:21+00:00

As a man (and a father) I say if the man wants the embryo/fetus he can have it. Unfortunately that isn't going to do anyone any good without a uterus to grow it in.

whitey_sorkin · 2014-11-10T07:08:22+00:00

None.

ukreview · 2014-11-10T08:48:18+00:00

Men should be given equal rights regarding the future of the baby. It's really quite simple. I am guessing you will find this issue separates the men who supports men's rights from those who really don't. The fact that people always say the baby is inside the woman, therefore she must have all the rights, proves my point that people use this an a woman's rights issue. Personally, I think we must consider the rights of the baby, the only innocent party here. Regardless of the cause of conception, once it has happened, both parents have a right and responsibility to care for the baby. Sadly, I am guessing many so-called MRA will actually argue in favour of womens' rights on this issue. I guarantee it. You've already had two doing so.

Title	Abortion and men.
Author	highglyder
Upvotes	1
Comments	11
Date	November 10, 2014 4:29 AM UTC (11 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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