EXAMPLES
1.) If he wants her to abort,when she will not.
2.) If he would like her to keep the pregnancy,when she is opposed.
Should there be some law in place for him to have equal say?
2006-07-22 10:01:11 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Great question. Briefly, no, they shouldn't have equal say. But like all things, there's room in this argument for gradations of right and wrong.
Say there's a situation where a couple is married. I feel like there should be some obligation (not necessarily legal, but moral) for the pregnent partner to tell the other partner. Legally, a marriage is recognition of a bond implying additional rights and responsiblities to the parties involved. So there could be room for an argument to be made there as well.
It's a pragmatic answer. Guys are often not as stand-up as they should be, consequently there should not be any law giving guys (or other women for that matter) rights to dictate courses of action to women. That said, many guys want to be part of a family, and the law shouldn't ignore them completely.
2006-07-22 14:50:24 · answer #1 · answered by Andrew F 2 · 6⤊ 3⤋
I think men should have a say, but not the final say. It should still come down to the woman. The man still had to opportunity to:
1. Keep it in his pants
2. Use protection
3. Take the chance.
As a result, he should not be able to force the woman to have an abortion, but if he wants the baby and the woman can see it through to have the baby, then should have the baby and hand the care and raising of the baby to that man and just pay child support, just like the man. She also had the option of using protection or keeping her legs crossed.
2006-07-22 21:20:34 · answer #2 · answered by mom of girls 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, because you can't force someone to have a baby or abort one. (That would be akin to a biological form of extortion--because the man would be obtaining a baby by forcing a woman to carry it for him against her will.) It is the woman who is carrying the baby, and it is so intimately attached to her body that it should make no difference if her partner disagrees... That's not to suggest men shouldn't have at least some input on the decision, but because of the way pregnancy works, and because of the attitudes some men have towards women and children, their input is naturally going to be limited to less than equal.
2006-07-22 19:18:08 · answer #3 · answered by medrecgal1973 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think both people created the baby, so they should both have equal say in the life of their child. If one parent wants to keep the baby, then that person should be allowed the opportunity to raise the child, regardless of the other's desire. If only one wants to abort, then there should be a provision in which that person signs away paternity rights and is not responsible for child support. In my opinion overall, though, non-emergency abortion shouldn't be legal.
2006-07-22 17:09:34 · answer #4 · answered by lotsayorks 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely! I lost a child to abortion ,it was the most painful experience of my life , and there was nothing I could do about it.
2006-07-22 17:06:33 · answer #5 · answered by jim h 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think so , the man should have thought about all this before the act.
2006-07-22 17:04:44 · answer #6 · answered by antiekmama 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, just because she is the person carrying the baby.
2006-07-22 17:04:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-07-22 17:05:29 · answer #8 · answered by russellmcmillen1947 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋