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From: jbf@ccieng5.UUCP (Jens Bernhard Fiederer)
Newsgroups: net.abortion
Subject: Re: Abortion - Men's Rights
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Date: Fri, 30-Mar-84 20:12:05 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar 30 20:12:05 1984
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Speak for yourself, Larry.  The terms of the contract are not necessarily
what you think they are.  If I have sexual intercourse with a woman, the
default "contract" is that if we BOTH want a child, she may bear it and
support will be mutual.  If she wants to support it herself, she can bear
it without my consent.  If neither of us wants a child, I would share the
abortion costs.  If only I wanted the child, I would be out of luck, but
she would certainly have to pay for her own abortion.

On the other hand, if asked in advance, I might agree to joint support if
she waived the abortion option (although this is a contract impossible to
enforce).  Basically, if she made it clear that abortion was not an
acceptable choice for her, I would either not have intercourse with her (this
the more probable), or I would pledge my support (this if I were desperate).

The Grey Mouser
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