More Mail: Abortion is Beautiful

Wednesday, February 23, 2005

Whym likes me but not too much:

You have a point -- a very warped point but a point nonetheless. Here's my counterpoint:

An abortion is a medical procedure -- the only people that should be involced in determining whether that particular medical procedure is carried out or not are the pregnant female, her husband, lover, sperm doner (sic) and their doctor. Not you, not me, not the POTUS or the government. If the female in question decides to bring her baby into this world she will be the one responsible for raising it; not you, not me, not the POTUS or the government. If she decides not to, she should be the one to
make that decision.

Glamorize the unborn all you want, damn the woman and her doctor (and me) all you want but the process of having a child or not having a child should not be a legal process any more than any other bodily function.

I always enjoy your blog and seldom disagree with you but I couldn't let this one slip away.

This is the classic merit-less pro-choice defense. To say it's up to "her husband, lover" is a slap in the face to all the would-be fathers who wanted to have his child but was powerless in a system that makes women the absolute authority on whether to keep or kill it. If a couple decides to have a child but she changes her mind after conception, say goodbye to your son or daughter who's headed for the trashcan.

And funny you say "she will be the one responsible for raising it." Last time I checked a father could be hauled into court for defaulting on a single alimony check.

Then there's the other soundless point: "the process of having a child should not be a legal process" or "it's a decision for her to make." On what grounds? Because it's "her body?" What about the her inside her?