Yet for centuries, men have ignored their responsibility in preventing unwanted pregnancies. “I’ve got no kids—that I know of” is an all-too familiar male expression.
This is kind of typical—blame the man for not getting involved, not the Women’s rights movement.
HG - 12:01pm on 01/22/2007
Even if it is a foreign clump of cells that both of them have created, to acknowlege that the existence of that clump of cells would not have occurred without a man’s intervention would seem to give that male some form of rights above the “Keep your hands off my ovaries” lines from PP. Planned Parenthood fought spousal notification laws in Casey to demonstrate that even husbands have no legal right to participate in abortion decision making and further, they have fought parental notification too.
If they wanted to decrease the number of abortions, they would encourage abstinence, encourage parental involvement in the abortion decision making for minors, encourage waiting periods and counselling prior to an abortion, and stop the barbaric practice of late term abortions that has significantly cheapened the meaning and definition of what human life is.
Justin B. - 12:01pm on 01/22/2007
What I see is that this whole abortion craze is about to implode and there will be an effort to blame the entire thing on men. I certainly don’t see any changes in basic female logic of ‘what’s mine is mine and what’s yours is mine’. No offense intend, Zsa, Zsa.
docdave - 12:01pm on 01/22/2007
None taken, Doc. Won’t this kind of back fire on the it’s my body. I can do whatever I want to get rid of this fetus thing??? I didn’t know the real slogan or lingo the abortionist’s use…
Zsa Zsa - 12:01pm on 01/22/2007
:^) Rob, I think they’re talking about responsibility on the part of the man, not anything to do with rights. It actually turns out, though, that a large portion of abortions already DO involve the man--he advocates it, sadly, as a condition for continuing the relationship.
So if men were to behave more responsibly, they’re correct that unwanted pregnancies would go down greatly.
The other recommendations? Well, it’s worth noting that 43 years after the Supreme Court concocted the right to private contraception, and close to 40 years since the schools started teaching sex ed, undesired teen pregnancies are still astonishingly high. The problem isn’t lack of rubbers or teachers, but rather a lack of respect for sexuality and its power.
Hmmm...This should be interesting.
This is kind of typical—blame the man for not getting involved, not the Women’s rights movement.
Even if it is a foreign clump of cells that both of them have created, to acknowlege that the existence of that clump of cells would not have occurred without a man’s intervention would seem to give that male some form of rights above the “Keep your hands off my ovaries” lines from PP. Planned Parenthood fought spousal notification laws in Casey to demonstrate that even husbands have no legal right to participate in abortion decision making and further, they have fought parental notification too.
If they wanted to decrease the number of abortions, they would encourage abstinence, encourage parental involvement in the abortion decision making for minors, encourage waiting periods and counselling prior to an abortion, and stop the barbaric practice of late term abortions that has significantly cheapened the meaning and definition of what human life is.
What I see is that this whole abortion craze is about to implode and there will be an effort to blame the entire thing on men. I certainly don’t see any changes in basic female logic of ‘what’s mine is mine and what’s yours is mine’. No offense intend, Zsa, Zsa.
None taken, Doc. Won’t this kind of back fire on the it’s my body. I can do whatever I want to get rid of this fetus thing??? I didn’t know the real slogan or lingo the abortionist’s use…
:^) Rob, I think they’re talking about responsibility on the part of the man, not anything to do with rights. It actually turns out, though, that a large portion of abortions already DO involve the man--he advocates it, sadly, as a condition for continuing the relationship.
So if men were to behave more responsibly, they’re correct that unwanted pregnancies would go down greatly.
The other recommendations? Well, it’s worth noting that 43 years after the Supreme Court concocted the right to private contraception, and close to 40 years since the schools started teaching sex ed, undesired teen pregnancies are still astonishingly high. The problem isn’t lack of rubbers or teachers, but rather a lack of respect for sexuality and its power.