The man's side of an abortion

nugymmer · 2017-06-13T08:10:21+00:00

None whatsoever. As horrible as that sounds, women are the ones carrying the fetus. Likewise if I wanted to donate one of my kidneys, no woman has the right to tell me I can't.

Generally I consider myself pro-choice, but recent arguments with feminists defending infant circumcision has left me very reluctant to defend abortion. But at the end of the day, it's the woman's physical and mental health at stake. If we want to outlaw infant circumcision then we would need to respect bodily autonomy, even if it is something we may personally disagree with.

interstate-15 · 2017-06-13T05:07:22+00:00

Men have 0 input. Welcome to the world. Of course if she refuses to get one, you're on the hook for support.

shmegana · 2017-06-13T12:28:26+00:00

I'm a female, and have always found it to be absolute bullshit that a man has no say in the life of his potential future child. "You want this kid? Too bad, I'm aborting." "You're not ready for a kid? Too bad, gimme child support for the next 18 years sucka!" Also, the cases of fathers paying child support for kids that they didn't even father but can't get out of (even with supporting DNA evidence) just simply baffles me. I hope that these things change soon.

2017-06-13T06:18:56+00:00

Absent consequence, there can be no responsibility, so you aren't entirely wrong in that line of thinking. However, it can be argued that the procedure itself is pretty horrific, both mentally and physically. Not all costs are in cash.

Which doesn't mean I want my tax dollars funding abortions, nor am I aware that they are.

Men have a limited subset of reproductive rights that women enjoy. Post conception, they have none.

DrPopNFresh · 2017-06-15T12:58:39+00:00

Your combining alot of different questions so lets slow down a bit.

There have been many studies showing that free abortions do not encourage promiscuous behavior. Honestly its insulting to insinuate that Women are not affected by the decision to have an abortion or that they make the decision lightly. As a man I don't know what my thoughts would be if I had that decision to make. In addition to this; these free abortion clinics do so much more than just abortions to combat unwanted pregnancies. They provide STD testing and info on alternative resources that are available. There are many young women who go to these clinics simply to learn about what contraceptive choices they actually have and how to obtain them because they have never had anyone give them that info before. These clinics generally do fewer abortions than any other service that they provide.
I'm not sure what the free abortion clinics has to do with the fathers rights to the child during pregnancy so maybe clarify what you see as the connection. However men have no rights to unborn children and can not force a woman to carry their child. I think it comes down to other medical law precedent. Not a lawyer, but I think some law states nobody can force you to make medical decisions about your body that you feel would harm you or something along those lines. Carrying a child for 9 months is incredibly hard on your body and giving birth CAN kill you. Nobody can force you to do that to yourself.

This right here is the most important thing I want you to take away. If you as a man have a problem with abortions, I would recommend you abstain from sex until you find a woman who shares your same morals. Those are your rights. Right now your asking if you have the right to use a woman against her will for 9 months as your baby incubator because you couldn't be bothered to make sure the thing you stuck your dick in agreed with your morals.

Title	The man's side of an abortion
Author	Triskerai
Upvotes	3
Comments	34
Date	June 13, 2017 5:06 AM UTC (9 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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