If what you are referring to is a cse of a male raping a female, in just what way would the man not be the one making the ethical decision (not to mention the repehensible decision, the criminal decision, etc.)?
Here is what I was replying to:
Fintan: I suppose abortion on demand doesn't require a dialogue about "ethics" from doctors...
Your Reply to Fintan: Abortion would seem to be primarily an ethical decision for the woman.
It can become an "issue" for others, for media, ad nauseam. But the actual decision is the woman's as she must make that decision.
I took this to mean you are saying that [male?] doctors have no business contemplating the ethics of abortion. Otherwise I don’t see the point of your reply to Fintan.
My reply to you was saying that by your logic, women have no business contemplating the ethics of rape [in a male rapist female victim scenario]. The "ethical decision" would be the potential rapist's, true. My point was that people other than potential rapists can have a dialog about the ethics of rape, just as doctors can have a dialog about the ethics of abortion. (By potential rapist I mean someone who is seriously considering rape and must make a decision about it.)