GRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!
Once again, I had the same conversation…
Someone, usually some anti-choicer, sees one of my pins or stickers, and asks “what if she was carrying YOUR child?”
Without getting into the merits of the word “child” when it comes to a fetus, the answer is simple: It makes no difference if it’s mine or anyone else’s, it’s HER choice since it’s HER body.
If I’m the one who got her pregnant, then I have the right to talk to her about her choice, but not to have a say in her choice; and, if she chooses to have the baby, my legal and moral responsibility is the same as any father’s, which absolutely includes my fair share of the financial burden.
It’s simple: I didn’t take care to ensure that we were protected from pregnancy; I have to pay for that decision and lack of foresight.
Just because I don’t have a say in the decision of birth or abortion does not mean that I don’t have the responsibility to live with my actions.
But for some reason, few men I know see it that way. I’m still FUMING!
(x-posted)