Yes, they are the same arguments. And frankly, I agree with them too.
If a woman is pregnant by someone who she has no legal contract with (marriage, civil union, whatever) whereby she had an expectation of his assured presence and support, and he tells her when they find this out "Look, I don't want to do this", and she says, "Well, I want this baby and I'm having it anyway", I don't think it's right to force him to participate. She's been given fair warning; it's then on her to find the resources if she chooses to bear and keep that child.
So yes, I'm not one of those people who wants the knife to cut only one way. If it's the woman's body and the woman's choice, let the responsibility for the consequences be hers as well.
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Date: 2006-02-01 02:01 am (UTC)If a woman is pregnant by someone who she has no legal contract with (marriage, civil union, whatever) whereby she had an expectation of his assured presence and support, and he tells her when they find this out "Look, I don't want to do this", and she says, "Well, I want this baby and I'm having it anyway", I don't think it's right to force him to participate. She's been given fair warning; it's then on her to find the resources if she chooses to bear and keep that child.
So yes, I'm not one of those people who wants the knife to cut only one way. If it's the woman's body and the woman's choice, let the responsibility for the consequences be hers as well.