PeonForHer -> RE: Abortion Permission Slips from Men (3/22/2012 11:33:34 AM)
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ORIGINAL: GrandPoobah In a perfect world I might be tempted to agree that the male involved should at least be involved in the decision. However, given that we don't live in a perfect world, probably not so much. And, like it or not, it's ultimately the woman who has to deal with the pregnancy...and historically they also seem to get stuck with the major portion of raising the kid too. I'm not saying that's fair, or even appropriate, but that doesn't make it untrue. Personally I would certainly wish that married couples or committed partners make the decision together...although I'm sure that doesn't happen enough. Like it or not, birth control (in all aspects) has largely been dumped in the lap of the women...well, except for the GOP who seems to think the party of rich old white guys knows more about such things that all the women in the world put together. Agreed. For me, the decision to have an abortion is ultimately hers. His role is as 'chief advisor', as it were. Of course she should take his feelings into consideration - and would, too, if their partnership had ever been worth anything - but the 'pilot's decision', as it were, has to be final. As for this present bit of Alaskan policy-playing - not just immoral, but so full of holes that I can't see how it can possibly work. I mean, really, if a few people on a forum can highlight so many problems in the short time since this thread was started, why couldn't these professional politicians have seen them too? Things are getting *very* nutty that side of the pond. Wow.
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