Are you talking to your partner about pregnancy before you commense a sexual relationship? Do you discuss birth control? Whose responsibility is it? Do you talk about “what if?”
The termination or continuation of an unwanted pregnancy is one of the most difficult decisions a woman can make. Where are men in this discussion? What role do they currently play? What role do you think they should play?
Men can be left out of this decision. Has that happened to you? How did it affect you as a man? What would you have preferred to happen?
Pregnant single women are frequently shamed, either because they are sexually active, because weren’t “smart enough” to avoid pregnancy, or because they make the “wrong” decision—which is generally any decision at all. Are men shamed in similar ways? Are they vilified for impregnating a woman or agreeing to abort? Is there a “right” decision?
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Choosing to keep or abort is and should always end up being the women’s choice.
It is her body so it should be her choice.
However if she makes this choice 100% on her own then she should be 100% responsible for that choice.