Reply #34: Nice false analogy [View All]

The problem I have with this logic is that there is some choice involved in pregnacy. This is not "at random" or "at the government's whim" this is two people making a choice. I am not trying to be sexist here, I mention this later in this thread when I write:

"I would argue that any man that gets a woman pregnant through rape would not only have to suffer the consequences of the rape punishment, but suffer the penalty that would be normally imposed on the mother. Same would go for incest, or anything else along these lines. The woman would have full right for a legal abortion and the offending male would pay the cost. I would also entertain holding a male that did not use protection as co-defendant in a case of abortion. Obviously this is not at all perfect, just an initial attempt."

Both parties are equally liable for the resulting pregnacy of their actions. This is why I stress the importance of sex ed and always available contraception.