[Long Cut]

Fair enough, you seem of good will. I do not think it is right of me, or by extension, the State, to force a woman, against her own will, to carry and bear a child she does not want. Pregnancy, after all, is a long and sometimes dangerous process, and I cannot IMAGINE giving any government the power to compel anyone to go through it. An adult human owns at least their own body.

I'm not absolutist about it...minor children should have to notify their parents and recieve consent as they would for any invasive procedure. And the concept of partial birth abortion truly horrifies me.

I cannot imagine, however, a more statist approach to this issue than wishing for the police power of the government to be brought to bear...to force a birth. The concept of a state having that kind of power horrifies me as well.

[Cathryn Crawford]

So, your solution would be to legalize all form of abortion? Where would you draw the line?

[hunter112]

How are you on the issue of personal responsibility? Is it fair of the state to compel me to pay you money? Does it change things if I have made a contract to pay you the money?

If a woman chooses to expose herself to pregnancy by a man who she cannot trust to be an adequate father for the child that results therefrom, then she has "contracted" with that child to be its sole support, at least until someone else can take over (adoption).

We give government the power to compel us to live up to our obligations all the time. Think about that the next time you get into a car for the purpose of driving it.