Written by Caroline Potolicchio
After reading Jia's post, and the reading's, a lot of new and existing information has opened my eyes. I liked the use of Jia's pictures that she posted because I never knew that race and gender were an issue when it came to abortion. I completely agree with Judith Arcana when she states that "Abortion is a Motherhood Issue." Women should have the right to decide about an abortion because they have a right to their body, and it is not anyone else's responsibility. If someone else were to force a decision about women on whether or not they are allowed to or have to bear a child, then one can argue that women are being objectified because someone else is taking control of what their bodies are about to undergo. In conclusion I agree with Arcana's argument that women have the right to control their own bodies.
My personal opinion about an abortion is that the woman can make an executive decision without consulting the father if they are not married.I come from a conservative family, which leads me to have two views on abortion. I think that the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court case was very accurate when breaking up abortions into a trimester. The Supreme Court concluded that women have the right to abortion as long as prenatal life and the mother's health is under protection. However, I also think that once you have been bonded to a man in the form of marriage, and you have a child during marriage, the man has the right to have an input on whether or not to keep the baby because they are together as one and both had an impact on the creation of the baby.
I think Caroline touches on something very important here, and it is an issue that often gets left out of abortion debates. How much say should the father have in the decision to have a child or have an abortion? Furthermore, does the answer to that question change with the relationship of the couple, be it in a personal or legal sense (marriage)? As I mentioned in class, from a strictly legal standpoint, it seems strange that the female get sole ownership of a decision that implicates more than just herself financially and legally (even if male involvement/support is difficult to enforce). There is no simple solution to such a complicated issue, and I don’t think we will see this debate settled any time soon.
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