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Does the father have a right to stop an abortion?

Does a father have the right to stop an abortion?

  • No, mother's choice only.

    Votes: 23 60.5%
  • Yes, a father has rights too.

    Votes: 11 28.9%
  • abortion should be illegal.

    Votes: 4 10.5%

  • Total voters
    38
Does a father have rights to stop an abortion?
No, no, no, a thousand times no and then no again.

I hear many pro-choice arguments, mostly from the point of view that it is a woman's right to decide if she wants to have a child. My question is: If a woman decides to have an abortion, but the father wants the baby and is willing to take full custody of it, does the mother have the right to terminate anyway?
If and when they develop the technology to remove the fetus from her and put it in him to gestate, I'd say he can have at it. As it stands currently, though, he's just SOL if she isn't willing to use her body to indulge his desires.
 
If and when they develop the technology to remove the fetus from her and put it in him to gestate, I'd say he can have at it. As it stands currently, though, he's just SOL if she isn't willing to use her body to indulge his desires.

Actually, I agree with that. The father has no right to force an abortion, but I also think he should have the right to opt out if he asks for one and she says no.
 
Rather than this kind of thing, I would prefer it if pharmaceutical companies started working on a birth control pill for men. That way, men would have more power over their reproductive rights. If a man doesn't want to pay child support and doesn't want to have a child, he should be able to take steps to ensure that he doesn't impregnate a woman. I fully support better birth control for men. I don't know why it hasn't been done already.

The exact same argument could be made for why a woman shouldn't be able to get an abortoin.

"If a woman doesn't want to carry a child and doesn't want to have a child, then she should be able to take steps to ensure that she doesn't get impregnated by a man."
 
In 2006, my husband and I accidentally got pregnant. The minute I found out, I wanted to schedule an abortion. My husband was clearly heartbroken but said it was my decision and he would support it. I began to be hesitant at seeing how much he wanted this. We went through counseling, and he bawled at every session. That was one of the most emotionally painful experiences I have ever had. In the end, I couldn't go through with it and my husband's reaction was the primary reason. I think had I gone to the clinic, I may have said no afterall, but I am so glad I never went. I hate even thinking about this, but I wanted to point out how my husband's say impacted my decision.
 
I voted the 3rd option. Abortion should be illegal, neither the father nor mother should have the "right" to one.
 
In 2006, my husband and I accidentally got pregnant.

Yeah, sorry about that, but your husband was coming on to me strong that night. I figured it was the liquor talking but what the hell. If he doesn't want to get pregnant then he shouldv'e kept his legs closed.

Did you both get pregnant the same night?
 
In 2006, my husband and I accidentally got pregnant. The minute I found out, I wanted to schedule an abortion. My husband was clearly heartbroken but said it was my decision and he would support it. I began to be hesitant at seeing how much he wanted this. We went through counseling, and he bawled at every session. That was one of the most emotionally painful experiences I have ever had. In the end, I couldn't go through with it and my husband's reaction was the primary reason. I think had I gone to the clinic, I may have said no afterall, but I am so glad I never went. I hate even thinking about this, but I wanted to point out how my husband's say impacted my decision.

And you're the type of woman in part this wouldn't matter about. And there's a number of guys where if they had the ability to force a woman TO have an abortion it wouldn't matter in regards to, because they would never do such a thing regardless of whether or not they could.

Unfortunantly, there are people on both sides that are not like that....and that's what makes it unfortunante on all accounts and a bad/worse type of scenario.
 
I've thought alot about this issue, and I really do think its messed up that the father can't have a say in his child. I think he should have some rights, definitely not complete control over whether or not the child gets born, but some rights. Especially since he is going to be responsible for the child once its born. I don't think the father should be able to force a mother into an abortion, nor do I think the father should be able to divorce himself from any responsibility if he didn't want the child, but the mother does. He doesn't have to be a dad to the kid, but child support should be paid atleast. But I think in the situation, if the mother doesn't want the kid, but the father does, then I think there should be some sort of contract both parties could be able to sign that would essentially say that once the child is born, it is in the sole care of the father, and the mother basically divorces responsibility from that child. With the option of being in that child's life, if, and whenever she may choose.
Now I do get the "it's my body" argument, I do. But I don't think it's fair for both parties, when you consider that it is half the mothers, and half the fathers. If a situation like this were to happen to me, I wouldn't do anything without consulting the father first, I just don't think its fair. I may be carrying the baby, but it is just as much mine, as it is his, and I knew getting pregnant was a possibility before I had sex. But thats the burden I have to live with, just like the burden he has to live with of paying his share into the child if I wanted to keep it and he didn't.
Note: also that if any doctor states that there is a problem with the baby, and it may endanger the mothers life to give birth to that baby, I think it should be solely up to her weather or not she wants to have an abortion or not.
 
I am still pro choice, but I think the father does have a right, if the mother life is not in danger. I think abortion is a medical decision for both parents instead of just one parent which is usually the woman.
 
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I am still pro choice, but I think the father does have a right, if the mother life is not in danger. I think abortion is a medical decision for both parents instead of just one parent which is usually the woman.

Wasn't there a news story the other day about how tattoo parlors can not give minors tattoos even with parental consent? Something about lawsuits coming from a divorced parent who did not want their child to get it....
 
The ZEF is not her body. DNA proves this.

It gestates in her body. She has the right to not allow it to gestate in her body anymore if she no longer wants to.
 
I tried to get a vasectomy in CO and yes my wife had to approve in writing. The reasoning was that I was limiting her reproductive rights. It was a Planned Parenthood referral, too. Go figure.

And that was wrong. I think a man should be able to get a vasectomy and not have it be limited by anybody else. At the most, the wife is entitled to a notice that her husband has gotten a vasectomy, but I think even that is pushing it.
 
And that was wrong. I think a man should be able to get a vasectomy and not have it be limited by anybody else. At the most, the wife is entitled to a notice that her husband has gotten a vasectomy, but I think even that is pushing it.

It's perfectly fine for a private business to impose such rules. However, I don't think there's any law that says the wife must be notified. Thus, if he'd gone someplace else, it's possible they wouldn't have required that. Many places request it, but not require it.
 
The exact same argument could be made for why a woman shouldn't be able to get an abortoin.

"If a woman doesn't want to carry a child and doesn't want to have a child, then she should be able to take steps to ensure that she doesn't get impregnated by a man."

Well, when it comes to abortion, I feel that the best method of lowering the rates of abortion is to increase the availability and use of birth control. So far, most of the burden on birth control is put on women. I think that if there was a male birth control pill, it would help lower unwanted pregnancies - by men and by women both - even more, which would also help lower abortion rates.

And that argument you provided is exactly why I support nationalized health care plans that provide subsidized birth control plans to women. If women getting abortions is such a problem, then help them get birth control so they won't get unwanted pregnancies they will want to abort.
 
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So far, most of the burden on birth control is put on women.

How so? The most commonly used longer term birth control methods are for women, however the most commonly used single use birth control method is for guys.

Though I agree, I'd love to see a male birth control shot or pill. However in general I wonder what the unseen dangers of that will be as we have a population that more and more moves away from contraceptives and the way that affects the STD Rates.
 
How so? The most commonly used longer term birth control methods are for women, however the most commonly used single use birth control method is for guys.

Though I agree, I'd love to see a male birth control shot or pill. However in general I wonder what the unseen dangers of that will be as we have a population that more and more moves away from contraceptives and the way that affects the STD Rates.

Well, we could have more comprehensive education on birth control and STD prevention. Those two are mutually exclusive issues. For example, while women (and men, should one be developed) use a pill for birth control, they could use condoms as an STD preventative.
 
I am still pro choice, but I think the father does have a right, if the mother life is not in danger. I think abortion is a medical decision for both parents instead of just one parent which is usually the woman.

i'm so torn on this. i think we are lucky that most women who obtain abortions have partners who do not wish to support a child.
 
I think a lot of people fail to realize the circumstances in which this might be an issue. Most people's responses are "the both should have been more responsible" . . . which is a true point. However - a lot of these types of paternity-fights happen with MARRIED couples who fall apart during pregnancy due to one reason or another.

The nature of the relationship and the situation surrounding the pregnancy STRONGLY dictates what can and cannot happen.
If a couple is married and she's pregnant and *then* something happens - they split - he absolutely should have the right to demand she carry that baby if he 100% will take care of the child.
 
Also the man should not have a legal say because at that point he can not legally prove he is the biological father.
 
No.However i dont think a father should have to pay child maintainence ethier.I think the law is counter productive.
 
No.However i dont think a father should have to pay child maintainence ethier.I think the law is counter productive.

Sure he should. He has choices too, his just happen to be fewer than hers. Once the child is born, it isn't about either of the parents anymore. Support is for the child that is born.
 
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