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- Sep 25, 2020
So do the people making pro-abortion arguments of "it's just a clump of cells" also advocate that a man should have the right to demand an abortion from someone he has gotten pregnant? I mean, the effects of an unwanted child on him are life-changing: 18+ years of child support payments under threat of imprisonment; social consequences, inheritance effects possibly taking from his other children... It's unarguably massive. And if a woman can choose to avoid major consequences in her life because it's a "safe and normal medical procedure" that only affects a "clump of cells" then should that not be extended to him also?
I assume all these feminist campaigners determined that abortion is a right because of the impact of being forced to keep it on the mother; similarly believe that a man should have the right to demand an abortion takes place because of the impact on him? Right?
Well, it's an American debate, it just boils down to "boys vs girls", just like preschoolers on a playground would do, it's what Americans do, it's all "white vs black", "men vs women", "poor vs rich", "right vs left", that's as far as they want to go; most interesting questions are dismissed by tired and old arguments like "it's the woman's body", or "this is a war against women", or "everyone will become a whore, won't somebody please think of the children?", and even then, most people participating in this discussion don't want to have children, or can't because of their sexual preferences or their old bodies.
I'd argue that even if the couple is willing to have the kid, they should receive counseling on a possible abortion if it is evident that they are unprepared (a piss poor financial position) or unfit (they are nuts) for parenthood, after all, if they end up having the kid and do a shit job at it, CPS will eventually intervene; why can't they save the clump of cells from a miserable existence?