to terminate a pregnancy if the father is not keen on the idea?
2006-09-19 04:05:35 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
He can ask, but he shouldn't. It is up to the girl to keep the child or not, and it is up to the father to be involved or not. Simple as. No one should be forced to do anything against their will.
2006-09-19 04:10:28 · answer #1 · answered by Kate1984 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
This is an issue that I think needs reconsiling. While I am pro-choice, I am pro-choice for both mothers and fathers. I don't think that a woman should be able to decide for a man whether or not he is to become a father. There is a recent case where a woman took the man's semen during oral sex and inseminated herself with it, then hit him up for child support. The final judgment was that he could recover damages, including emotional distress, but he still has his flesh and blood wandering around, fatherless. She defrauded him. Women defraud men into fatherhood all the time. I think it is a major contradiction in the law that says, if a man kills a pregnant woman, he was committed TWO murders; but a woman terminating a pregnancy is legal. I think that, within the next decade, laws will change dramatically to include more fathers' rights. I think men should have to consent to being fathers. This would cause women to be more responsible, requiring fewer abortions.
2006-09-19 04:15:42 · answer #2 · answered by georgia b 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Sure, he can ask, but ultimately it's up to the woman. I'm pregnant with #3. When I found out I was pregnant at 6 weeks my husband asked me to terminate the pregnancy. I said no. Then he demanded me to. I said no. He said he would leave me if I didn't do it. I told him to do whatever makes him happy. If walking away from a wife and 2.5 kids suits you best, then more power to ya. I'm 14 weeks now and last week he said "next week you are going to get an abortion." My response at that moment as he was getting in the car for work was "ok, have a nice day!" :)
2006-09-19 04:16:41 · answer #3 · answered by october g 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have 2 boys. People worry about their daughters getting pregnant, but they have the same responsibility as the boys before the fact. When a girl gets pregnant, she has choices and the boy does not. He has to stand by and watch his baby get terminated, or pay for the next 18 years while watching it get raised by a girl with her mom in the trailer park, or take more responsibility for it himself and raise it IF SHE LETS HIM!
Anyhow, the choice to be very careful happens before the fact. If you have sons, or you are a guy, your choices lie in prevention. So...wear your party hat!
2006-09-19 04:19:48 · answer #4 · answered by Jacqueline 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This exact thing happened to me when I found out I was pregnant. My boyfriend asked me to have an abortion as "he wasn't ready to be a dad, there were things he wanted to do with his life before he had kids" etc, etc. I continued with my pregnancy, as it was my baby and I wasn't prepared to have an abortion and was fully prepared to bring my child up by myself. When the baby actually arrived, my boyfriend fell in love with her instantly. I did feel alot of resentment towards him for his initial reaction, but now (3 years later!) we are very happy and still together.
2006-09-19 07:44:57 · answer #5 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It never hurts to ask if you do it in good taste but in the long run its the mothers decision. Why would you lay down with a girl without protection if you didnt plan on having a baby?
2006-09-19 04:10:59 · answer #6 · answered by ca_dahlberg 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It can definately be asked, but its your decision. My boyfriend asked it of me as well and I wouldn't. If they try to guilt a woman into it or force her then its a chargable offence and they can be charged by the police. Please don't terminate it and give the child a chance for life. It hasnt done anything wrong.
2006-09-19 04:10:27 · answer #7 · answered by instilleddistress 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess that it kind of depends on your views and opinons but I think that he should have almost, if not as much, say as the mother. She might be carrying the child but if the father plans to love and care for the baby then he should get his say to, it is his baby as much as hers.
2006-09-19 04:17:22 · answer #8 · answered by be_true 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should of thought about the possibility of a pregnancy before you had sex. You could express your opinion but its a bit late now to decide you don't want a child
2006-09-19 04:17:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
do "you" plan on doing that? If so, expect to be slapped down. A life is just that, a life, and killing a life is not kool. Seems the father is not kool either, or maybe just wants to shirk his responsibility of paying for that life for 18-21 years.
2006-09-19 04:10:12 · answer #10 · answered by sophieb 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋