I do believe that
JohnDB also brought up this point once before. Why don't fathers ever have their right to refuse an abortion and take care of their own kid?
I agree. Men should have the right to "abort" any future parental obligations to an embryo or unviable, undeveloped fetus. As a communist, and leftist, I acknowledge this point as valid, how can I not in view of the fact that women who abort their pregnancies are doing it because for whatever reason, don't feel like bearing the responsibility of being a mother? Fatherhood should also be a matter of choice, not just motherhood. A woman shouldn't have the right to impose fatherhood on a man that doesn't want to be a father. In an ideal world, people would only have sex when they're ready to be a parent but unfortunately, we don't live in that perfect world. Forcing women to remain pregnant, especially early in gestation is wrong and leads to the birth of unwanted children who often end up being raised by the state or in a foster home funded by the government. These people, unfortunately, end up homeless or in prison, at much higher rates than people who are born to parents that want them.
A significant % of unwanted children, aren't adopted and they end up like this:
or like this:
If we want to eliminate abortion, we should eliminate poverty, and scarcity as much as possible. Many women (not all but many), that abort their pregnancies do it due to poverty. Lack of resources. They don't have the money to raise a child alone, without any assistance from anyone. The so-called "pro-life" people, often vote for politicians that defund social programs that help single mothers raise their children. All women don't have parents that are willing to take care of their grandchildren when they're at work, during the day. These single mothers need daycare for their children, they need school lunch programs, they need affordable housing, food, job training, and employment opportunities. The government, local, state, and federal, can assist these women with raising their children and improving their lives. Helping them and their children become productive, successful members of society. If women are forced to remain pregnant and give birth, to children they don't want or are able to raise, this will lead to more pain, suffering and death.
The pro-life people should ask themselves
" AM I REALLY BEING PRO-LIFE WHEN I FORCE WOMEN TO GIVE BIRTH TO CHILDREN THEY CAN'T RAISE AND I'M NOT WILLING TO SUPPORT A SYSTEM THAT HELPS SINGLE MOTHERS RAISE THEIR CHILDREN? I CAN SPEND $28 A WEEK OR MORE ON PAPA JOHNS PIZZA BUT I'M NOT WILLING TO PAY $20 MONTHLY MORE IN TAXES TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT HELP WOMEN RAISE THEIR CHILDREN? AM I REALLY PRO-LIFE? DO I GENUINELY CARE ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE'S CHILDREN AND THE FETUSES IN OTHER PEOPLE'S WOMBS OR AM I JUST USING THE ABORTION ISSUE AS A MEANS TO PUNISH WOMEN I CONSIDER TO BE HARLOTS/SEXUALLY PROMISCUOUS AND SUPPOSEDLY WORTHY OF PUNISHMENT?"
