The following is a 6 message exchange between 5 users
@VulcanMan6 1yr1Y
I don't care how far along the pregnancy is, or even if it was a grown adult person attached to your body, you would STILL have every right to sever that connection, even if doing so would kill the other person, because that's what it means to have bodily autonomy. Your right to your own body, and the decisions over what procedures you will or will not have, or who can or cannot use your body, is one of the single most important rights you can have.
@997QT5R1yr1Y
you also cannot just go around sleeping with a ton of men and just get a ton of abortions in your life time and if women can walk out on the child what about men?
@VulcanMan6 1yr1Y
I mean, you totally could sleep around and just get abortions if you get pregnant, because that's just a personal lifestyle/medical choice between an individual and their partner(s)/doctor(s). As for walking out on your child, I assume you mean after they're born? In which case, single parents definitely exist, yea, both single mothers AND single fathers take care of kids by themselves after another parent is absent for whatever reason. Either parent can walk out of their child's life, as sad as that may be. Men can already walk out on a child before OR after they're born, so I'm not sure what you're asking...
@TruthHurts10112mos12MO
Um please let's have a shred of morality here.
@VulcanMan6 12mos12MO
You're right, let's. It is perfectly moral to agree that a person has every right to choose to abandon their familial obligations, if they so choose. As sad and unfortunate as we may think that is for someone to do, it would be morally unjustified for us to force our personal beliefs onto what choices they can or cannot make with their own lives. If someone really wants to walk out on their family, for whatever reason, that decision is for themselves to make and to live with. "Morality" is subjective, as much as we may wish it weren't...
@L1b3rtyAriannaGreen11mos11MO
I agree with this perspective. Consider the situation where a person is trapped in an abusive relationship. They have children, but the cycle of violence is damaging to everyone involved. If this person chooses to leave, even though it means leaving their children behind, they're making a difficult choice that they believe is for the best. They're choosing to prioritize their own safety and mental health, potentially with the hope of creating a better future for them and their children.
In this scenario, we see the complexity of these decisions - they're not always clear cut, and they're often made in the context of challenging circumstances. So, doesn't this lend credence to the idea that individuals should have the autonomy to make these choices, rather than having society dictate what is 'correct'?
