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From: welsch@houxu.UUCP (Larry Welsch)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Abortion - Men's Rights
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Date: Tue, 27-Mar-84 10:00:36 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 27 10:00:36 1984
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This article is not against abortion, rather, I argue that the decision to
abort is not the mother's decision alone.  The decision should be a joint
decision between the mother and father.

I agree that while the mother carries the fetus, the decision about the
event to potentialy have the fetus in the first place was made by both
parties, ie. the decision to have sexual intercourse.  It is well known
that only two birth control methods really work, one is sterilization and
the other is abstinance.  With all others, there is finite chance of
pregnancy.

Sexual intercourse if done of free will contains an implicit contract for
both parties.  In the case of no pregnancy, the contract becomes null and
void, but in the case of pregnancy then the contract is that if either
party wants the fetus then the mother must birth the child and both
parents are responsible for support.

As for the argument of about control over bodies, I argue that,

	a.  No body has ever used this argument against the draft,

	b.  No body has ever used this argument against the death penalty,

	c.  No body has absolute control over their body.

					Larry Welsch
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