Should men have a say?

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I know some of you disagree on abortion anyways but this is something I was really thinking on. 
Should men have some say in whether you should or shouldn't get an abortion? 
Part of me says yes, they should because it's their child too. But then the other part of me says no because WE'RE the one who's carrying/delivering/raising the child. And it's our body to make decisions with. 
I don't know, so what's your opinion?

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Is he a trans guy who is pregnant? Then sure, it's 100% his decision. Otherwise he only gets as much say as the pregnant individual gives him, and it's still fundamentally not his decision. There is *no* other circumstance where we can make choices about another person's body - if a conjoined twin wants to be separated, and the other twin will die as a result, we prioritise the autonomy of the twin who wants to be separated. If I am in accident and need blood, and for whatever reason can only receive it from one other person, I cannot force that person to give me blood. We each have the right to bodily autonomy. We do not have the right to use someone else's body without their willing consent.

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My opinion is yes he does. He’s the father, that child is a part of him as much as it is a part of the mother. Unless the father was abusive or the baby was a product of rape, the father deserves a day. Also, that baby growing in the womb is NOT, I repeat, NOT the mothers body. That is a new life, new soul, new human being. I understand that there are complications sometimes, the baby isn’t healthy or whatever else, and a miscarriage needs to be enforced to protect the mother. That’s the worst case scenario, and it’s awful. Other than that I do not believe in abortion.

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I think the father should have his views taken into consideration if the mother wants to. 
He isn’t the one pregnant, he isn’t the one that’s body suffers, he has nothing to do with the pregnancy past having an orgasm. 
In the end, it’s the woman’s decision as it should be. That’s the best part about being pro-choice too, it allows people to make the choice best for them even if it doesn’t align with what’s best for you.

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Although he can’t ultimately make the decision I think his opinion should matter and be taken into consideration when making the decision

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Until he can carry it in his body it’s not his choice

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Before he has sex with her, he can have a conversation around how she may handle a crisis pregnancy. 
If she ends up pregnant, he has NO voice in how she should manage that pregnancy. If he is decent, he will support HER choice.

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The pregnant person makes that choice

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Can they have an opinion?  Absolutely. Can they have a say?  No.  They aren’t the one who would be forced to carry a child.

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I have mixed feelings.  
In 1 hand: if the father wants to assume 100% responsibility for the baby and you sign your rights away I feel like you should let him. 
I look at it as I wouldn’t want someone to take my child away from me so why should I take his child away from him?
In another hand: I was with a guy & we thought i was pregnant. He told me I HAD to get an abortion. I was like “well your opinion doesn’t matter” I ended up not being pregnant (false positive)

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I think it’s fair for them to have their say. If you were in a relationship then it just seems respectful to hear what they have to say about such a massive thing. But it’s not their decision and the final decision is up to the girl

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