Below is a letter to the editor from the Corvallis GT about males and abortion follwoed by my response. I would like to see a discussion on getting to the root cause of the need for abortions rather that whether you agree or disagree with it.
June 3, 2009
Maybe, if there were a law that required the male half of a pregnancy to take half the responsibility for raising a child, there would be fewer abortions. Jane Sivetz, Corvallis
Here is the link to her letter and a number of responses;
http://www.gtconnect.com/articles/2009/06/06/news/opinion/5edi02_sivetzletter060309.txt
June 5, 2009
I would like to expand on Jane Sivetz’s letter about requiring “the male half of a pregnancy to take half responsibility for raising a child, there would be fewer abortions.” The supposed “debate” on the abortion issue is more each side stating why they are right and the other side is wrong. It’s been about clichés and one-liners that can fit on a bumper sticker.
Abortion is just the symptom. With all the talk and energy on abortion we are not dealing with the underlying issues. In my work with at-risk teens I personally witnessed girls who were deeply hurt and affected by having an abortion.
I invite anyone willing to actually discuss this situation and to state their position without blaming anyone to go to my blog www.dadsmatter.com.
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