...being male, am conflicted as to what, if anything, I should have to say about this.
Pardon me for butting in, but this is an issue that is very big to me. This is a problem, as I see it. While it's a woman's choice, we men who are actually involved in their lives, not just passing though for a good time, are deeply effected by them, as well. My wife's recent abortion put me into a depression for a month or so. Being present during her first abortion(I went into the room where they did the procedure) has left an indelible mark on my psyche. The fact my mother had an unwanted pregnancy before she met my father and gave it up for adoption threw my world into a bit of disarray when I learned of it.
Pro-choicers who dismiss the view of men because we're not women anger me. Yeah, it's a woman's choice, but every woman who makes that choice is someone's daughter, sister, and/or significant other. It is a major choice and major event in their life. Such choices will have repercussions in their relationships with everyone, even if they don't tell people about it. Like it or not, the choice has an effect on us, as well. It's a general misconception propagated by some of the more divisive elements that men shouldn't be allowed to an opinion or that it's a worthless one on this or any other issue that effects women. I call bullshit on this point of view. We should have opinions about it and we should let them be known.
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Pardon me for butting in, but this is an issue that is very big to me. This is a problem, as I see it. While it's a woman's choice, we men who are actually involved in their lives, not just passing though for a good time, are deeply effected by them, as well. My wife's recent abortion put me into a depression for a month or so. Being present during her first abortion(I went into the room where they did the procedure) has left an indelible mark on my psyche. The fact my mother had an unwanted pregnancy before she met my father and gave it up for adoption threw my world into a bit of disarray when I learned of it.
Pro-choicers who dismiss the view of men because we're not women anger me. Yeah, it's a woman's choice, but every woman who makes that choice is someone's daughter, sister, and/or significant other. It is a major choice and major event in their life. Such choices will have repercussions in their relationships with everyone, even if they don't tell people about it. Like it or not, the choice has an effect on us, as well. It's a general misconception propagated by some of the more divisive elements that men shouldn't be allowed to an opinion or that it's a worthless one on this or any other issue that effects women. I call bullshit on this point of view. We should have opinions about it and we should let them be known.