My brother's girlfriend found out she was pregnant a few months ago. My brother was elated to be a father. But, she went and had an abortion about a month and a half later and told my brother she had a miscarrage. They aren't together anymore (he found out she was cheating on him while pregnant) He just found out from her mom that she had an abortion and he is very upset. Does he have any legal rights to the child that could have prevented her from having an abortion? and if so, could he seek legal action and perhaps win?
2007-03-17 12:17:57 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
The basic issue is whether one person can require labor from another person, or require the use of another person's body. The question of whether the father of an unborn baby can control what its mother does with her pregnancy is the same as the question of whether the mother can, if she chooses to have the baby, require the father to provide child support from his earnings at work.
Yes, they are the same question. Both of them involve whether one person has a right to the use of another person's body or labor. If a woman has the sole right of choice in the matter of abortion or childbirth, then the man has the sole right of choice in whether he pays child support or not.
I'm not talking of legalities, of course. We all know how feminists have stacked the deck in that respect. I'm talking about a moral perspective which is logically consistent and free of gender bias.
2007-03-17 12:35:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Morally men should have a say in the termination of a pregnancy but that would depend on the woman I guess. But at the end of the day, it is the womans body , so I guess she should have the last say. It would be interesting though if the law did change whether or not as many women would fall pregnant as they may have to carry a child they do not want. I wonder if there would be a drop in the abortion rate as most would be more careful. Sometimes I think its too easy come easy go.
2007-03-17 12:24:56 · answer #2 · answered by Leah 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry but the father has no right when it comes to the abortion topic and what colie said won't hold up in court, since she was cheating, she could've just told the court the baby wasn't his anyway, plus what can a court do? it's not like that can put her on house arrest and watch her 24/7, no court has the right to force a woman do keep a pregnancy that she doesn't want.
And to everyone who says abortion should be illegal, i don't agree with that, i don't like the idea of abortion but there are tons of situations where i do support it (like when a girl is raped and gets pregnant, when there are too many complications in the pregnancy and the baby would end up by dying later, being severely retarded or the mother and baby both die) i only support abortion in extreme cases where it is needed.
2007-03-17 12:37:49 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
nicely at first, she's no longer killing a infant. this is observed as infanticide which isn't abortion. Legally he has no rights. Morally? this is a troublesome question. One might desire to declare that if the two determine needs the youngster, might desire to shield it, and absolve the for sure unwilling determine of legal, emotional and economic responsibilities, than the youngster ought to take delivery of the possibility to stay. besides the fact that if, if the father desires to have a infant and the mummy does no longer, i think of it rather is immoral, merciless and extraordinary for him to have the skill to tension her with the aid of a being pregnant and baby beginning or surgical operation. that quantity of exact, emotional and psychological tension on a guy or woman, exceedingly for that lengthy, under the different circumstances may be torture. i'm no longer utilising that notice gently. people who subject POW to a lot of those issues are charged with their crimes, why might an expectant father have the main superb to do it? on the grounds which you're saying it rather is a chum of yours, in keeping with risk attempt to comprehend her explanation for having an abortion. If desire been, respectfully play devil's recommend together with her. as nicely, examine if the father needs the youngster or no longer and can desire to be the soul care taker of a young person. even if it rather is merely an acquaintance, strategies your man or woman business enterprise.
2016-10-18 23:00:36 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Legally he has no rights, but morally he should have rights. Men have no say over the abortion, but what if she decided to keep the baby and the father is the one who did not want the child. Wow now he has rights.....the right to pay child support. I just wonder why that is that way. It took 2 "adults" to make the child, but only one of the "adults" has a choice in the matter. The males should have a right in what ever the decision is.
2007-03-17 14:16:47 · answer #5 · answered by Tim 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. The father does not have any legal rights in that area because the father is not medically involved in the procedure.
The right-to-choose laws mandate that only an individual -- not the govt, not the father, not anyone else -- only the individual has a right to decide whether she remains pregnant or not.
The only issue is who gets to make the medical decisions and who can authorize the medical procedure. And since the father is not pregnant, it's not his body, so he has no say.
2007-03-17 12:20:53 · answer #6 · answered by coragryph 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, he has no rights. The only person who has a right to make that decision is the one who is pregnant.
Until your brother grows a uterus and can bear a child, he has no say in the abortion issue.
No one can, legally or otherwise, force a woman to give birth if she doesn't want to.
Perhaps he might consider wearing a condom next time - then there is no issue.
2007-03-17 17:09:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
He could of gone to court. It is possible that he could have won. Because she cheated on him during the pregnancy it might look as though she has cheated before. That means they would probably want DNA testing. She would have to wait and it would probably be too late to abort. If it got this far. It makes you wonder what would happen if he was the one who wanted the abortion and she didn't. What the law would say then.
2007-03-17 12:25:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apart of the sadness of stopping a beating heart of an
innocent little life, it's sad that the baby's father has no
say and no rights. This is just not right, is it? Some
couple hungering for a baby in their family could adopt
the poor unwanted little thing and made a happy family.
2007-03-17 12:25:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
and the women's feminst movement saw to that years ago
so even though he may or may not want a child
he has no say on it once she is impreganted
so ultimately he will have to pay for an unwanted child for the next 18 years should she cary to term.. and there is nothing that he can do about it
so a women can lie to a man, trap him with a pregnancy he did not want, and he is powerless to do anything about a legal fraud that she can commit and have the courts full blessing
2007-03-17 12:32:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋