tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883829097236138163.post4741792138624128773..comments2023-10-21T06:29:15.456-04:00Comments on I think, therefore I blog.: Notes on a secular argument against abortionJameson Graberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01295353443322403779noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883829097236138163.post-1463829199892477792012-02-20T21:50:37.911-05:002012-02-20T21:50:37.911-05:00As a pro-life woman, Stephen, I resent your commen...As a pro-life woman, Stephen, I resent your comment. A woman does not get pregnant by herself...an aborted baby has been abandoned by its mother as well as its father (often, the mother makes that choice because the father is not supported). To say that abortion affects men very little is basically saying that pregnancy in general, does not affect men! How ridiculous is that?? A life that is growing inside a woman did not get created by a woman's own efforts! Without sperm, there would be no baby. Men saying "Well, I can never get pregnant, so I don't need to care about abortion" is like a man saying "Well, I can never get pregnant, so why should I care about using birth control?" Hello!?! Because if you impregnate a woman, then YOU are also responsible for that life that has been created. I would like to know why men like you think that it is acceptable to shirk this responsibility? Is it acceptable for the father of a 2-year-old to decide that, because he did not physically birth the child (i.e. go into labor, get contractions, push it out), that he should not have to help the child through financial and parental support, but instead claimed that only the mother had that responsibility? We would think that was outrageous! <br /><br />Frankly, I think that a lot of men are afraid to speak up about abortion because they've been shut down with outraged yells of "No ovaries, no opinion" by those who stand to benefit from keeping the other crucially significant stakeholder out of the issue. I, for one, appreciate men who stand up for women by supporting the pro-life position. To me, that speaks of maturity and true dedication to accepting the responsibility of a man's role in creating life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883829097236138163.post-91336000214467016452012-02-19T18:32:16.265-05:002012-02-19T18:32:16.265-05:00Stephen, I hear you bro. But when you say "I ...Stephen, I hear you bro. But when you say "I can never be forced to make a decision about a life growing inside me" I think you are implicitly referring to circumstances where abortion seems to be the only viable option for a mother. You're right to say that in the end this is an issue which only a woman can face so intimately. But as men, we have to work towards eliminating all circumstances which would require an abortion. Only then can we have truly empowered women.<br /><br />Also, you're quite wrong to say "It just seems that men are the ones that can't leave this issue alone". The majority of prolife leaders are women. ALso if you want to "hear what women have to say about abortion", why don't you start with Feminists for Life, at www.feministsforlife.orgRowannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883829097236138163.post-47543934003993881132012-02-18T22:40:14.597-05:002012-02-18T22:40:14.597-05:00I have been thinking a lot about this issue and wh...I have been thinking a lot about this issue and when it comes down to it, I can never get pregnat. I can never be forced to make a decision about a life growing inside me. It just seems that men are the ones that can't leave this issue alone when it affects us very little if at all. I want to hear what women have to say about abortion and in the mean time us men sould work to save life where we have decided to destroy it like in undeclared wars.stephen simmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08461202264033715884noreply@blogger.com