Should men have any say in abortion?

by cheetahlover156 Posted 2012/08/19 07:18:04

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	Yes, they should have a say	8 votes	62%
	No, they shouldn't have a say	4 votes	31%
	Other	1 vote	8%
	Undecided	0 votes	0%

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Tom R 007 2012/08/19 11:00:37

Yes, they should have a say

I don't believe that the man should tell the woman what to do, but I at least feel that a reasonable discussion between both parties should take place. A pregnancy affects both parents, so it's reasonable to say that so would an abortion. I get really angry when I hear about women getting an abortion without even discussing it with the male first. I think that ultimately the final decision is the woman's but for her to just come to that decision by herself is more than a little unfair.

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Radical Ed 2012/08/19 10:44:42

No, they shouldn't have a say

+1
woman's body. they don't tell me when i can have an erection.

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cheetahlover156 2012/08/19 10:23:53

Yes, they should have a say

I believe they should have at least a say because I've heard that not allowing abortion violates a woman's reproductive rights, but what about the man's rights since he did father a child. We can't keep having double standards

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Lady Whitewolf 2012/08/19 10:17:36

No, they shouldn't have a say

+1
Do men get pregnant?

NO.

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cheetah... to Lady Wh... 2012/08/19 10:20:45

I know they don't but I was wondering if they didn't want the woman to have an abortion should they have a say in it. I'm always hearing how it's the woman's choice but her choice can affect others

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Scream 2012/08/19 07:44:03

Other

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They can give their opinion if they're the father. But ultimately it's not their body that's going to go through a pregnancy, so the final choice should be left up to whoever is pregnant. No one else.

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Alex to Scream 2012/08/19 10:03:15

But, an abortion doesn't just affect the mother. ESPECIALLY if the pregnancy occurred in a stable relationship, that decision affects EVERYONE surrounding the mother and her baby.

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Scream to Alex 2012/08/19 11:23:08

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Yes, but the mother is the one who has to give up her body for nine months. She risks the most with a pregnancy. Her body, her decision.

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Alex to Scream 2012/08/19 11:46:06 (edited)

I mean it in the most respectful way possible when I say that that is an utterly ignorant and selfish outlook.

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Scream to Alex 2012/08/19 11:52:47

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And I mean this in the nicest way possible when I say that a man who tries to keep his wife/girlfriend pregnant when she doesn't want to be is cruel and repulsive.

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Alex to Scream 2012/08/19 12:14:20

What's repulsive is society's inability to take responsibility for their actions and it's addiction to the dependent, nanny-state mentality. I don't know how it happened, but apparently responsibility doesn't mean a damn thing anymore. Apparently pregnancy and creating life isn't something special or sacred in this day and age, it's "giving up your body for nine months" and made out to be an inane "decision". Top it off with the "IDGAF I do what I like" mantra, and I really question your use of the word "cruel".

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Scream to Alex 2012/08/19 12:25:07 (edited)

I'm not going to debate whether abortion is right or not. That's not what the thread's about and I've had enough of those stupid fights. So bye.

EDIT: Also, if you think forcing someone to stay pregnant is not a cruel thing to do then you obviously don't know very well how pregnancy and birth affect a person's body and mind.

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Alex to Scream 2012/08/19 20:51:43

Yeah. The thread really isn't debating the morality of abortion, it's debating whether or not men, who share HALF the responsibility of producing a baby, should have a say in whether that baby is killed or not.

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mrdog 2012/08/19 07:40:15

Yes, they should have a say

Just say NO....bark

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