Considering the religious/ethical issues, what of the claims here that males have...

[Curious Questioner]

...no rights in abortion debate? Yes, I still see posts claiming that males have no "right" to contribute to discussions about abortion rights. Considering that this presumably means that anyone who cannot be impacted by pregnancy (in terms of the personal implications for their own body), do those who make such claims also prohibit participation by:

* post-menopausal women?

* sterile/infertile women?

* women with sexual dysfunctions that make pregnancy unlikely or even impossible?

* deceased women (whose writings on the subject should therefore be banned from posthumous use?) After all, if they are dead, they have no further stake in the debate and any new legislation that might arise from it.
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Yes, you are right about the ignorance of many women who think "Only MY body is involved and nobody is going to tell me what I can do with my body." The fetus is residing for a time INSIDE of a woman's body but it is NOT her body: the fetus has its own DNA as a separate individual. (Obviously, this is why immune system issues sometimes make pregnancy so difficult. The woman's body rejects the baby's body.)

 

[C S]

Anyone is free to contribute to any discussion, but how much their statements will count for depends on how knowledgeable they are on the subject. The way I see it, male medical doctors and pregnancy counsellors know more about pregnancy than the average woman, but most mothers know more than their partners about it.

Men can also be impacted by pregnancy, although not to the same degree as women; they may have to either help pay for the abortion, or pay child support. Hell, everyone can be affected by pregnancy; if your sister/mother/daughter/best friend is pregnant, it *will* affect you. You cannot argue that someone cannot discuss abortion rights because they cannot become pregnant.

And dead people's opinions should be judged on their validity rather than the fact tha the writer died.

However, this is simply talking about discussion. The one person who will be most affected by the pregnancy is the potential mother, and she should make the decisions for her particular case. If her partner wants her to keep/abort the child, he can encourage her to do so. If her parents want to keep/abort the child, they can encourage her to do so. If her friend...I think you get the point. If they really want her to keep the child when she wished to abort, they can offer to help care for it, bribe her, or make some sort of deal. If they want her to abort, they can offer to pay for that or make some sort of deal. Nobody but the potential mother has the right to make the final decision, though.