Question: Why Do MEN Have ANY Say In A WOMAN'S Right To Choose ???

[passiveporcupine]

163. I'm sorry

I thought this was a discussion, not a war. I did not mean to make you angry. I'm merely trying to point out my personal feelings that women should have equal responsibility in the act of having unprotected sex, and that maybe the man's feelings and beliefs should have some consideration as well as her beliefs and feelings, and her sole right to choose not to have a child if it's the wrong time for her.

I do understand your views, and just wish it were not such a confusing and emotionally charged issue. My mother had a child out of wedlock...my little sister, and the man took off for the hills. She had no way of tracking him down and abortion was not legal then...so she raised her along with the rest of us, as a single woman. It was not easy, as she already had three children from an abusive marriage she left.

My little sister chose to have an abortion, when the man she was living with refused to accept her pregnancy. He had congenital health issues and did not want to pass them on. They broke up over it, and she chose not to try to raise a child alone at that time. It was the right decision for her at that time. This is not an issue I take lightly.