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No it is NOT, although YOU might like to make it about that. It is about equality of choice.
The focus is on the fact that currently the law allows abortion with a woman having an absolute right to choose prior to the 22-24th week, i.e. during the first tri-mester. Unless both parties were actively seeking to conceive they were likely engaged in "recreational sex" which does not automatically result in a pregnancy. In fact even if you are actively trying and following all best methods there is only a one in five chance it will work. That makes it an even less likely, albeit still possible, result of even unprotected sex. Thus, both parties who engage in unprotected sex may recognize a possibility of conception but don't necessarily agree to it.
Current law allows a woman the asolute right to abort, regardless of what the male wants. It also allows an absolute right to have the baby, regardless of what the man wants. Well, if he has no choice in keeping it, why must he have the responsibility if she chooses to keep it? If the sole choice is hers, then the sole responsibility is hers. The male should have the right to volunteer to marriage and family, or to opt-out.
Sorry, that's not possible. If a woman chooses NOT TO ABORT. You, like Vik...you're leaving out the object of which the argument is built around. THE KID. Once a conception occurs, a woman cannot be forced to abort. That means in all likelihood there will be a child born.
No civilized society is going to let a man or woman put their own selfish interest over that of a child that cannot provide for itself, or have a legal voice to defend itself. That's where our judicial system comes in if the man and woman conceive...and a woman is determined to bring to full term the conception.
The judicial system won't care about the man...or the woman when push comes to shove.
The KID is the entity being support. That is why...men can cry and bitch and moan all they want if a woman CHOOSES NOT TO ABORT.
No legislator could justify enacting an Opt Out law. And no legislator could effectively create an enforceable language to create an Opt-Out Law, which a man could automatically declare...foregoing all circumstances, which might possibly alter the ability to declare such an option.
In other words...if a woman chooses not to abort...and cant be forced to...a child is born....I assure you, the kid will become the first consideration.
Sorry...to all of the disappointed guys who will have to live with this hardcore reality. And as Smoke and Mirrors has said a number of times. This disparity is all linked to "biology". The story around the biology...will reveal...exactly why men will never be able to legally override a woman's unilateral choice regarding the fate of a conception.