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In reference to pro life/pro choice, I believe I fall somewhere in between because I would be pro life in theory if I thought it was at all feasible in today's times. I would never want to subject a child to a life of torture and abuse because he/she was born of a parent who did not want the child. THAT is the only reason why I accept the fact that there are abortions at all.
Even if there was a 100% effective way to prevent a pregnancy, the people who did NOT use it and got pregnant anyways are just demonstrating their irresponsibility. It is like a necessary evil IMO.
The regulars on the abortion board know I have very hard views on the topic - BUT in THREE regards.
1. I totally support the right of a woman to have and abortion.
2. I intensely oppose any pressure being put on the woman to abortion or to not abortion. This thread is men advocating a legal right to pressure women to abort.
3. In my opinion, if a person makes a child they are responsible for that child totally. Doesn't matter whether the child was planned or not, an accident or not nor any other excuse or reason. That responsibility is not only economic, not just child support. But ALL the obligations a parent has towards their child. In my opinion, a parent must even put the child's life before their own. It means total interaction and parenting the children and the THOUSANDS of hours (sometimes quite frustrating) and all the sacrifices required to do so.
I INTENSELY oppose ANY bioparent being able to dump a child and any/all excuses to do so. IF a man or woman is not willing to do so should that happen, get a vascetomy, tubal, use every contraceptive there is or don't have sex etc.
In my opinion, I do NOT see having sex as consent to having a child. BUT I do see total obligation to a child once born by BOTH. The reason "consent" is NOT relevant in my view, is that overall people have piles of ethical and legal obligations just because circumstantially they have them, not because the person consented to such obligation and duty.