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To: The Giant Apricots
Great post!

As a guy from the tail end of the baby boom who experienced the wild and fun 80s of young adulthood I am always amazed at how they attempt to spin the message that men are trying to force women to bear children.

The fact is that abortions advance the convenience, comfort and pleasure of men most of all. The abortion industry serves one and only one constituency. Young bucks who need to get back to the business of bedding down as many does as possible with no strings attached.

The possibility of illegal abortions strikes fear into the hearts of not women, but men in their twenties who count success by the notches on their bedpost. I know. I've spoken to those guys, it's no secret.

It would probably never happen, but I would love to see the results of a survey of women who had abortions that asked who was the stronger advocate of their abortion; the man or the woman.

9 posted on 04/14/2002 9:41:05 AM PDT by ElkGroveDan
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To: ElkGroveDan
And yet "pro-choice" men are lauded by feminists as being "sensitive to women".
10 posted on 04/14/2002 9:44:34 AM PDT by The Giant Apricots
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To: ElkGroveDan
Good post. I concur. The strongest abortion "rights" proponents I've met are men. you're right, there is not much talk about men's involvement and influence in abortion. There should be much more.

There actually has been some research into men's involvement in abortion. Turns out men are actively involved in an aboriton decision some 85% of the time. One could justifiably interpolate that men are influence abortion even more than that by simply making it clear they don't intend to be around. Men are NOT innocent bystanders in abortion in our country. I think many men would fight harder than women to keep it legal.
27 posted on 04/14/2002 8:29:16 PM PDT by Lorianne
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To: ElkGroveDan
"It would probably never happen, but I would love to see the results of a survey of women who had abortions that asked who was the stronger advocate of their abortion; the man or the woman."

Talk to any alternative pregnancy center worker, and they will tell you that the number one thing that will stop an abortion is a supportive husband or boyfriend. Number two is supportive parents. Most women and girls who get abortions are not feminazis, but women looking for a way out of an ill timed predicament that will drastically alter their lives. Unfortunately, that "way out" costs a life.

70 posted on 04/17/2002 8:03:12 PM PDT by joathome
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