First of all, it's our body so we should be the one to decide because we are the one that has to carry the baby for nine months and potentially risk our life if something goes wrong. After that, if the baby is born without problems, we are the one that has to care for the child for the next 18 years. The fathers don't always stick around or even help with any of this. I'm not saying this is all men. There are many good men who would and do help the woman during pregnancy and with raising the child/children. But in my opinion these aren't the type of men that would force a woman to get pregnant in the first place. And of course in the case of rape/molestation, the woman or girl has already had her body violated and now she has to go through pregnancy, child birth AND raising a child she never intended to have WHILE dealing with the trauma of violence against her. I don't know how any woman, let alone a young girl, do that without it somehow affecting the life of the child she was forced to have.
Honestly, control of abortion rights is just the patriarchy’s easiest means to attempt to control women’s bodies and make sure they have the “right” babies
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First of all, it's our body so we should be the one to decide because we are the one that has to carry the baby for nine months and potentially risk our life if something goes wrong. After that, if the baby is born without problems, we are the one that has to care for the child for the next 18 years. The fathers don't always stick around or even help with any of this. I'm not saying this is all men. There are many good men who would and do help the woman during pregnancy and with raising the child/children. But in my opinion these aren't the type of men that would force a woman to get pregnant in the first place. And of course in the case of rape/molestation, the woman or girl has already had her body violated and now she has to go through pregnancy, child birth AND raising a child she never intended to have WHILE dealing with the trauma of violence against her. I don't know how any woman, let alone a young girl, do that without it somehow affecting the life of the child she was forced to have.
Honestly, control of abortion rights is just the patriarchy’s easiest means to attempt to control women’s bodies and make sure they have the “right” babies
I don't see a problem with them say women need to take accountability for their actions, but "forcing them" doesn't sit right with me.