Bryan Martin
1 min readJun 2, 2022

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Before I comment on this sentence, I would like to make my position clear: I am pro-choice. I am for gender equality. I support feminism.

Ok, these highlighted sentences. When women choose abortion, they typically do so because it is in their interest. They may consider or may not consider the man's perspective. To blanketly suggest that men should be grateful for a woman's choice to have an abortion is problematic. First of all, it assumes that she did it (at least partially) for his benefit. If men are to be thankful for when women choose abortion and it benefits them, isn't it fair to say that we can be rightfully resentful if they choose to have the child and we aren't ready for fatherhood? I don't think so. What if we wanted the child to be born? Are we rightfully resentful when she chooses an abortion? Again, no. It's her choice, not ours. If we benefit, we're lucky. Her choice aligns with our interest by chance.

I support a woman's right to an abortion because I don't believe the life of an unborn feotus is more important than the life of a mother. I support that choice because it's the right thing to do, not because of self interest.

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