Neo--
Okay... that's a lot, so if you don't mind I'll take one at a time, and probably one a day.......I'll start at the bottom and work my way up(Republicans like that):-)
<<1.) The absolute right of a woman to terminate her pregnancy at any point does violence to the whole concept of paternity. Since it is her decision to carry the baby, it is her baby. The law has not caught up with the logical implications yet, but it will;>>
I'm not sure what you mean by "violence to the whole concept of paternity". Yes it is her baby and her body. Their may not have been any decision to carry a baby. It could be a mistake, it could have been forced on her(rape/incest), she may have been drunk, or any other reason. either way, it is her body. IMO, the baby is of secondary import until it is born. There is a very real question of weather anyone has the right to tell anyone else what to do with their body. we all have our own opinions, but the question is legitimate.
What will and willnot happen in regards to the law is supposition at best.
<<.) Therefore, abortion weakens the connections between fathers and their progeny, and weakens the male concern with the consequences of sex, making men even more inclined to predatory behavior and abandonment;>>
This whole statement is one large supposition. It is an opinion and to say simply no, that isn't the effect is just as reasonable.
Because a women can have an abortion, it does not logicaly follow that men will care less about their children and be more prone to abandoning them.
by predatory behaviour, do you mean rape? I don't think men will be more likely to rape women because they can abort the fetus if there is one. I'm not sure this what you mean, so I am hesitant to put words in your mouth.
<<) Furthermore, a liberal abortion regime invites abuse, since it denies that there is any hurdle that must be passed to obtain an abortion. Thus, it has been documented that many women use abortion as a means of sex selection--- ironically, primarily to abort
females. It also creates the moral hazard of laxity with birth control, which has also been documented;>>
There are also studies which say that isn't true. It is possible to find examples of any sort of behavior, but that doesn't make it statisticly relevant. I personally have heard of few women using abortion as gender control or even as birth control. few women are so
callous to children. Abortion is a very emotinal and distressing thing for a women to go through, most wouldn't use it as a back-up for forgetting to take their pill.
I have to finish something at work. I will try to get back to the rest later....
Mark |
