re: Lost in the abortion debate is how the male feels about it.

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What if the dad isn't ready to be a father? What if the mom wants to kill the baby but the dad wants to raise it? Should men have a say so?

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I haven't read the thread yet, so I'm late to the party but it really is sad how the dad is completely left out of the whole conversation. I had a good friend call me one time and want to go for a ride. Thought that was weird since we don't smoke weed anymore and that's what 'taking a ride' always meant. Anyway, we get around the block and he starts telling me about the girl he had been seeing who was a complete fricking pyscho (very hot though, of course) and she had gotten pregnant and aborted before telling him. This had all happened about 6 months before and I think he held it in for about a week or 2 before telling me. He was bawling his eyes out. I've known this guy for 35 years and never seen him cry about anything. Honestly, he's pretty emotionless most of the time. We pulled over and I hugged him and he cried like his mother had just died. It was really sad and it greatly affected him for awhile.

No one even brings that up in the abortion debate and it's infuriating.