A Woman's Body, Her Choice!

My Baby, Her Womb, Do I Have a Say?

A Disturbed Mind Speaks!
Many say that abortion should be a two sided choice. That a man has just as much say so as a woman does when it comes to the unborn child. Does he really? He was just as much a part of the conception process as you were. Or did you get pregnant all by yourself? I am pretty sure that if a woman wanted to keep the child and the father didn't she would keep it and there is nothing that he can say or do to make it other wise. I think that the men should not be able to tell a woman what to do with her body but that they should have some say so when it comes to the unborn child. If a woman does not want her unborn child but the father does then he should be allowed to have his child. Just like the woman who have children against the fathers wishes.

Where are the men in all of this? What are they just sperm donors with no voice or have we gotten so caught up in our own wants and needs that we have slowly silenced their voice. I have always heard that it takes two to make a baby. Yet I only hear one voice. I think that in cases like those where a man wants the unborn child I think that he should be allowed to have it with the same conditions of those who go to sperm banks. You are solely financially responsible for the child and the other persons identity remains anonymous. The idea is by no means perfect but for now some form of a solution to the many problems that this country has with abortion, adoption and unwanted feuds for custody.

Men have just as much right to be a parent as do we. The fact that we have to carry the child should not impede on their right to fatherhood because we don't want to be a part of the whole thing. The moment that we have consensual unprotected sex with someone we are consenting to be a part of it. I believe that it applies to both sexes. When a man chooses to have sex and not protect himself during sex he is giving his consent to be a part of what could be a unplanned pregnancy. At that point you have no right to later object to have to give up child support. The same goes for the woman as well if you have unprotected sex with a man and become pregnant later on down the road you should not deny him the right to fatherhood because now you have decided to change your mind and don't want to be a parent.

People need to make better choices when it comes to picking a partner.I have come to realize that in todays society nobody takes the time to get to know each other anymore.A lot of todays couples that have children don't even like each other.It seems that most of them just hooked up for what was supposed to be a one night stand that went wrong others were just ment to be a short lustful fling.No one took the time to discuss the important things like do you want children? I don't believe in abortion so if we became pregnant what then? What surprised me even more was to see that people sleep together and don't even know each others names!Men this is not only a womans job to ask these questions you will have to speak up if she is not.With all the unplanned pregnancies these days having casual sex has become like marriage speak now or forever hold your peace. Once she is pregnant it's more like untill death do you part! Also remember the 5P's Practice,precaution and protection prevent pregnancies.If we continue to be careless the problem will never end.Think before you act.Those are some of the reasons also why we have so many dysfunctional families.Careless behavior like the above is the equivalent of you jumping out of a plane without a parachute.

Abortion is a problem that this country has a huge problem with I don't pretend to know all the answers. In this country we are always trying to be fair and have equality amongst the sexes but when it comes to the topic at hand I think we have not been fair. We have been unjust and have forgotten about the voice of our counter part. In order for us to be fair then we must allow ourselves to hear both parties and take both their wants and needs into consideration. Maybe their would be less abortion and custody battles if we deal with these problems before they begin. A voice for those who don't have one and a bullhorn for those who aren't heard may their words not fall on death ears. May justice be swift and blind to those who put their hopes in it with the conviction that they will be helped in their struggle to have equal rights.

Published by A Disturbed Mind Speaks!

I'm a controversial indiviual who believes that everyone has the right to disagree without having to be subjected to repercussion for their thoughts or indiffernce.Although I believe that one must be held ac...  View profile

  • Pregnancies are not concieved alone so the decisions shouldn't be either.
  • Men have the same rights to paternity as do we.
  • Discussing future,wants,needs etc.=less problems
I have learned the hard way to follow my own advice in relationships.Now that I follow the advice that I give to my friends my life is less complicated.When I think before I act I have better reults.

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  • Thecreepyguy11/8/2009

    I disagree with the idea that a man can force a women to birth his child.

    And though i realise a father cannot make a women abort and should not be able to the father SHOULD NOT be made to pay child support if he opts out before a certain time.

    Yes this probaly means that alot of fathers will be opting out but it also means that he is no longer considered the father and has zero rights to the child.

    just my take on the issue.

  • Christina Ramos H11/23/2008

    It all comes back to the point of- the woman should've used some form of contraception or told the man to wear a condom. Had he said no, then legs closed. I am against abortion, except in the cases of child rape, incest, or when the woman was raped and chooses an abortion.
    If the man and woman are married, and she gets pregnant and decides to get an abortion then OFCOURSE the man has say in that decision. Honestly, the 3 reasons I mentioned above should be the only reasons a woman should get an abortion. Any other reason is just out of irresponsibility, no morals and no conscience. Lets not forget the third little person that does not get any say in deciding if he gets to live or not.

  • Joe Btfsplk9/13/2007

    You seem to forget that there are not tw people affected by the decision to have an abortion, Doesn't anybody care to present the third person's, the unborn child's position?

  • Heather B.6/1/2007

    That's easy for men to say, considering they aren't the ones who are carrying the baby and who will have to deliver it. I doubt men would be okay with women forcing them to endure pregnancy, labor, and childbirth. Sticking your penis in a woman's vagina does not give you the right to force her to go through that. By the way, conception is 50/50, but birth and pregnancy aren't. Conceiving with a woman doesn't mean you own her body. Moreover, when it's 50/50, how do we decide who gets to chose when the mother and father don't agree? Being that the MOTHER is a lot more involved with pregnancy and birth than the father, it has to be her decision in the end.

  • Stephen Joltin6/1/2007

    Good article, hard choices on this issue. I'm not sure about what rights a Father should have except for one thing. That is if the Father has to pay child support for a large segment of his life, shouldn't he have a say in the matter? If the woman signes away the right to sue for child support, then I think she should have the determing say. If not then both should have a say. Very complex issue.

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