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Should a man have a say in whether or not his unborn baby is aborted?

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Jennifer

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What do you mean by "a say"?

Sorry, Perhaps I should have made that more clear. A man can feel free to try to convince her not to get the abortion, but in the end, legally, his say is not binding.

The law can't force a man to ask a woman not do something, but the law can't force a woman not to get an abortion.

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Ideally, it would be be a mutual agreement, but if not, then I believe that the decision should rest with the woman because of the fact that in our society women are held more responsible for their children than men, i.e. single mothers are the poorest people in our society.

This is pure pragmatism. I'm not disagreeing with your conclusion, but the reasoning behind it is flawed. The decision rests with the woman independent of what value system "society" holds, and even if single mothers were the richest people in our society, such a thing wouldn't matter.

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No, a man should not have a say.

And a man should also not have to pay for the baby if the woman decides to keep it, but the man doesn't.

This is my view. The corollary of responsibility is choice. Either the man can choose, or he is not responsible. A contract, most commonly marriage, would make his obligation to provide for the child the default.

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