Originally Posted by
Kathranis
Quite a few women actually can and do get pregnant (sometimes without even recognizing their own pregnancy), then kill the babies after private childbirth (or what they think is a painful bowel movement), then dispose of the bodies (sometimes not too inconspicuously).
I mean, it's not like an epidemic or anything. More a problem of a gross lack of sexual education. But it's definitely something that could use at least a little bit of attention, to help prevent it from happening as much as it does. Abortion is -- whatever. These are fully formed human beings, capable of suffering, and completely helpless, being outright killed or, worse, left to die in garbage cans or on the bathroom floor or in toilets.
As to male rights in abortion, I feel like mandatory disclosure to the father would probably be a good thing most of the time, at least after a certain amount of time has passed in the pregnancy. The decision should ultimately fall to the woman, but I think the father at least deserves to be a part of the conversation; it's always best to look at all sides of an issue before coming to a decision. It would naturally be extremely difficult to enforce, but as a societal courtesy, at least, I think it would be worth trying to promote.
Re: Circumcision. I imagine if our society had never engaged in traditional, ritual circumcision, everyone would be against it. As it stands, it's like it's been grandfathered into our society as an acceptible. Most Americans probably think uncircumcised dicks look weird. I certainly do, but that's been imposed by culture and my parents who made the decision to circumcise me. And even if it does confer some health benefits, or doesn't cause harm, does that mean it's morally acceptible to perform purely elective surgery on an individual who cannot give their consent? If you were to apply it to other parts of the body, would you still feel it's acceptible?