Men shouldn’t get off scot-free from pregnancy. I’m all for imposing consequences.
Who advocates for the child’s best interest? It’s not just the woman’s body that’s affected with pregnancy or abortion.
True, immorality is such a case, but I still certainly have the right to advocate what I believe. It’s not simply, “Keep it legal, and choose to do it or not do it.” I have an obligation to fight for what I believe is morally right, even if your morals don’t match mine.
To make something clearer, I am not comparing women who get abortions with slave-owners or Nazis. That was merely an illustration. But if I were to tell my wife to get one, I might compare myself to a slave-owner or Nazi.
Look at it this way: Thomas Jefferson was a great man. He also owned slaves. If the exact same man lived today, with his household of slaves, I would call him a terrible person. Why? Because I believe he was a good man, though limited by the social constructs of his day. Just because he was a slave-owner did not make him a bad person, because I believe he did not know better, at least, not the extent that we do. Were he alive today, there would be no excuse.
Similarly, I don’t fault women who get abortions. They don’t “know” (from my perspective, remember) that it’s wrong. Say in 200 years that abortion were illegal in most circumstances and it were looked upon with reprehension, and some woman got an abortion, then yes, I’d consider her wrong and evil. Hopefully, I am being clear and not asking for a thumping from the those on the Left of the debate.