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Originally Posted by This_person

He may not be the one carrying the child during gestation, but he would be there for the child (legally and morally) for at least 18 years (kinda trumps the 9 months). Also, presuming this isn't a rape issue, we're talking about a conscious choice of two individuals to potentially create a child, so why is his voice less than hers should the child be wanted (or, unwanted for that matter)?

I agree. I am just saying that it is a touchy issue. If mom wants kid, dad doesn't want responsibility but he is the father (for sure, its proven) then should HE be able to tell the mom she can't have the kid? I think not

Statistically, can you back that up?
Do most abortions kill babies of lower income parents?
anything can be backed up statistically. Can I assure you that the stats are true? Nope. But here it goes

WHO HAS ABORTIONS?
• Fifty percent of U.S. women obtaining abortions are younger than 25: Women aged 20–24 obtain 33% of all abortions, and teenagers obtain 17%.[7]

• Black women are 4.8 times as likely as non-Hispanic white women to have an abortion, and Hispanic women are 2.7 times as likely.[7]

• Forty-three percent of women obtaining abortions identify themselves as Protestant, and 27% as Catholic.[3]

• Women who have never married obtain two-thirds of all abortions.[7]

• About 60% of abortions are obtained by women who have one or more children.[7]

• The abortion rate among women living below the federal poverty level ($9,570 for a single woman with no children) is more than four times that of women above 300% of the poverty level (44 vs. 10 abortions per 1,000 women).*[3]

• The reasons women give for having an abortion underscore their understanding of the responsibilities of parenthood and family life. Three-fourths of women cite concern for or responsibility to other individuals; three-fourths say they cannot afford a child; three-fourths say that having a baby would interfere with work, school or the ability to care for dependents; and half say they do not want to be a single parent or are having problems with their husband or partner.[8]


Facts on Induced Abortion in the United States


I'm not for getting involved in people's business like this. I'm just against murder.

And I don't consider it murder if the egg/embryo/fetus cannot survive outside of the mother. If this is the case, it is "assisted life" in my mind, and I am not against taking someone off of outside assistance (such as, a breathing machine) if they cannot even enjoy life. It is better for them to be put out of their misery. If the case involves parents who do not want and cannot/won't support the kid, yet don't plan to give it up for adoption, I am all for it being put out its misery before it even has to experience that terrible life.