This is such a slippery slope.
My 2 cents.....a bit out of the norm :
So, it's always the women's body and the women's choice.
OK, got it.
If the woman chooses to have an abortion, the man that got her pregnant has zero say.
Likewise, if the woman chooses to carry out the pregnancy, the man who impregnated her has zero say.
These scenarios are both true...............until it's time to fork over some money, in most cases, especially the after giving birth scenario.
A man gets zero say in the abortion or keeping the pregnancy debate but is immediately saddled with financial support of the woman in her decision.
I hear A LOT about equal rights, equal pay, women shouldn't be treated as inferior and I 100% agree.
A human should be judged as a human, not by color, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, etc.
The courts are also not equal for a men and women when it comes to child custody, alimony, visitation rights, and child support.
One of the greatest protest signs I ever saw was a man holding a sign that says, " 'I only want to see my dad 4 days a month' said no child EVER".
A child deserves both parents in their lives equally, unless one of the parents puts the child's safety at a severe greater risk than general parenting.
For the abortion aspect of this?
I don't believe in abortion. I made sure I married someone that felt as I did so there would be no conflict.
The federal law of the land states it's legal, and as an American citizen, as much as it pains me, I consider myself pro-choice.
It's like the 2nd Amendment. It gives you the right to own a gun. You don't have to. You're not forced to. But the option is there.
I wouldn't want someone telling me I couldn't worship God, type on this messageboard, pursue happiness, etc.
However, having said that, I do think there should be a limitation on when the abortion can take place.
I think the pro-abortion argument is more easily digestible when the baby is a cluster of cells or not a fully formed human.
I'm not trying to be crass. Again, I personally don't believe in abortion and believe abortion is immoral and wrong.
But there are turd humans out there that rape, and sick relatives that think it's OK to sleep together, and where the mother's life is in grave danger.
I don't think abortion should be banned across the board. That's too broad of a stroke and would put many women's lives and health in grave danger.
But partial birth abortions and terming a pregnancy after the fetus is viable because the woman changed her mind is straight up murder.
Abortion should NEVER be used as birth control because two people made a poor choice and did not do any pre-planning and don't feel like living with the consequences of their poor choice.
This isn't a black and white issue.
And there's solid arguments both ways.
This is probably the biggest area where we need a compromise from both sides.
