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Old 07-02-2007, 04:39 PM   #48 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by dabateman View Post
The right to your body is yours. I agree with that. But that is where your right ends. At the time of pregnancy, take a vote. If both are in favor the argument is pointless. If the woman wants to have the baby, and the man doesn't, then the baby is the womans responsibility alone. If the man wants the baby and the woman doesn't he should have the opportunity to negotiate a reasonable fee for carrying the child to term. Medical expenses and the like. He should have the opportunity to offer this. If the woman accepts then once born the baby is the responsibility of the man and the man alone. If the woman still decides to abort, that is her choice. I'm fine with that.

A womans decision to abort or not shouldn't automatically determine the parental responsibilities post birth.
Perhaps the states could allow "pre-pregnancy agreements," so to speak, whereby couples could legally negotiate the terms by which the rights of the pregnant woman and the rights of the born child are protected.

I think this approach could certainly eliminate some of the future hardships associated with couples who might not today be able to reach an agreement on their own regarding future children that protects the rights of pregnant women and the rights of born children.