"For example, if the father wanted the child and the mother didn’t, it could be that the state would require him to be willing to take sole custody of his kid. "
Sounds reasonable. So if the father wants the fetus and the mother doesn't then the father should be given the fetus and host it.
If Tina and Peter are building a car from scratch and keeping it in Tina's garage, Tina has the right to say the car must be removed. Peter then has the right to put the car in his garage.
There was a time that I believed abortion should be legal, but not easy and certainly not past the point at which an infant could be viable outside the womb. My reasoning was something to the effect that bringing an unwanted child into the world might have worse consequences for that child than not to have been born at all. Gradually, I came to realize that my reasoning was faulty - many millions of examples exist of an unwanted birth yielding a life worth living. Using abortion as birth control is nothing short of murder and inexcusable in the modern day, scapegoating an innocent life for the convenience of selfish, careless people. when reliable birth control is cheaply and easily available. If a couple has unforced sex and do not intend or want pregnancy, how is it possible that pregnancy is not prevented? Of course, birth control is not fail safe, but a pregnancy requires both a male and a female, and they both should have equal say as to the outcome. Rape, incest and sex trafficking resulting in pregnancy is a different matter.
I totally disagree with all of this.
"For example, if the father wanted the child and the mother didn’t, it could be that the state would require him to be willing to take sole custody of his kid. "
Sounds reasonable. So if the father wants the fetus and the mother doesn't then the father should be given the fetus and host it.
If Tina and Peter are building a car from scratch and keeping it in Tina's garage, Tina has the right to say the car must be removed. Peter then has the right to put the car in his garage.
There was a time that I believed abortion should be legal, but not easy and certainly not past the point at which an infant could be viable outside the womb. My reasoning was something to the effect that bringing an unwanted child into the world might have worse consequences for that child than not to have been born at all. Gradually, I came to realize that my reasoning was faulty - many millions of examples exist of an unwanted birth yielding a life worth living. Using abortion as birth control is nothing short of murder and inexcusable in the modern day, scapegoating an innocent life for the convenience of selfish, careless people. when reliable birth control is cheaply and easily available. If a couple has unforced sex and do not intend or want pregnancy, how is it possible that pregnancy is not prevented? Of course, birth control is not fail safe, but a pregnancy requires both a male and a female, and they both should have equal say as to the outcome. Rape, incest and sex trafficking resulting in pregnancy is a different matter.
The father should be advised about the abortion AND made fiscally responsible for
the child's upbringing.
You can't have one without the other.
Women are NOT the property of men. THAT is a 6,000 year misconception and nascent root of ALL theologies, social problems and pathologies.