Reply #133: In the public policy debate, all people have a rightful voice.

[TahitiNut]

While you call it "the abortion debate," it's actually a question of a person's sovereignty over their own body - i.e. privacy rights. In this, we all have a critical vested interest.

When the question is posed, within the social context of choice, of a specific woman considering an abortion, then a lot depends on her relationship to the man and the considerations that influence her choice. If the man is in a position and of a mind to reliably provide offsets to her concerns, I believe that's appropriate.

In my opinion, there's a real "Catch 22" in the male stances against choice that portrays a real ethical bankruptcy. Males who proclaim that women should have little or no choice but do not acknowledge any impact to their own privacy rights are, imho, invalidating the legitimacy of their own proclamations.