March 17, 2006
Roe Vs Wade . . . for Men
I have seen several articles which nibbled at the edges of this issue but had not realized it was becoming a movement. Does a woman's right to choose include choosing to force an unwilling partner to pay for the rest of his life if he dos not want the baby.
"There's such a spectrum of choice that women have -- it's her body, her pregnancy and she has the ultimate right to make decisions," said Mel Feit, director of the men's center. "I'm trying to find a way for a man also to have some say over decisions that affect his life profoundly."
"The problem is this is so politically incorrect," Feit added. "The public is still dealing with the pre-Roe ethic when it comes to men, that if a man fathers a child, he should accept responsibility."Women do not have to accept responsibility for their decisions, only men do. You have to laugh at the response of one feminist supporter of choice.
Men have plenty of “say” over this decision—but it all happens before the pregnancy. They have “say” over the women with whom they choose to have sex. They have “say” over whether they choose to discuss in depth with a partner what they would do in the case of an unintended pregnancy—and what their partners would do. They have “say” over whether they put a condom on.That’s what pro life activists tell the abortion lovers camp all the time. It seems they do hear what we say after all, it's just not convenient when applied to women. Women cannot have it both ways without demonstrating a certain amount of hypocritical inferiority. If women want the right to choose (totally excluding the fathers wishes) then somewhere down the line they must take full and unconditional responsibility for those choices which includes releasing the father from all responsibility if he so "chooses". Telling the father he has no say but be sure the monthly check arrives on time is crass selfishness.
Don’t get me wrong. I oppose both these kinds of choice. The activist above is exactly correct in the situation mentioned above and her comments should be applicable to both parties. When you travel down the slippery path of hiding from your bad decisions it only seems to get worse.
Posted by Sid at March 17, 2006 12:17 AM | Abortion
Comments
I like this one. Giving the man the same right not to be a parent as the woman has makes sense to me. Since both parties are equally resposible for the creation of the child the woman either needs to allow him to have veto power on her decision on whether or not to keep the child or accept his decision on whether or not to be a parent to the child. That would be both emotionally and financially.
I support a womans right to choose but that same right should apply to the man also. The pro life group should get behind this since it will probably help their cause when women's rights groups go balistic.
Posted by: jeff at March 20, 2006 05:32 PM
