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Originally Posted by scaeagles
Well, the woman is involved procreative process as well, right? If they are both responsible before the act, and they are both responsible financially after the borth, shouldn't they both have a say in whether the child comes into the world or not?
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I think the biology reality gives the choice to the woman, she's carrying the child, and what she does to herself impacts the fetus as well. There are lots of things a potential mother can do that might end the pregnancy whether or not they seek a medical abortion.
Can a husband require his wife to get prenatal care? Make her not drink? Can a husband order his wife to have a pregnancy test, to determine if her behaviors are endangering a potential fetus? If a woman denied the man to be the father, could he require a fetal paternity test to establish his legal rights?
I have to doubt that you would accept the scenario where the man uses economic coercion to force a woman to abort. Of course we could write laws that allow it, I think enforcement would be an impossibility.