Alito and abortion
Alito is a lesser evil than I expected, even after the benign Roberts nomination. I know the Casey decision is a big deal and in no way do I agree with the government or any man having any say over a woman's decision, but, I do think we should, as a society, address men's role and rights in the abortion argument.
I say this, and I'm treading way into science fiction land here, that maybe we will eventually be able to sustain life outside of the womb starting in the first trimester with a procedure no more invasive than an abortion. I realize that's a weird and creepy thought but it's interesting to think what would happen to stereotypical gender roles and how it would impact parental rights on both sides. So, ponder for a moment.
It would bring equality in a way we've never known and turn just about all preconceived notions of gender upside down. I think in a way, Roe v Wade, has put the onus on the woman, abdicating men of any emotional accountability. It's all been put on the woman and men have generally been left on the sideline with their hands in their pockets to say, Ok, honey. I'm here to support you in whatever you choose.
If science levels the physicality of abortion vs. sustainment, by sustainment I mean the harvesting of an embryo in the first trimester, then I would assume men would have a say in parental rights? Okay, you want to opt out. Fine, but that's my kid and well, I'll happily take them. And oh, please keep current on child support for the next eighteen years.
Can you imagine the breadth of that? Career roles, domestic roles. Everything would change. I could see a lot more men choosing to raise kids on their own. Talk about gender equality. It's weird, I know. Like putting a kid on lay away until they're ready to be picked up. Insane.
I say this, and I'm treading way into science fiction land here, that maybe we will eventually be able to sustain life outside of the womb starting in the first trimester with a procedure no more invasive than an abortion. I realize that's a weird and creepy thought but it's interesting to think what would happen to stereotypical gender roles and how it would impact parental rights on both sides. So, ponder for a moment.
It would bring equality in a way we've never known and turn just about all preconceived notions of gender upside down. I think in a way, Roe v Wade, has put the onus on the woman, abdicating men of any emotional accountability. It's all been put on the woman and men have generally been left on the sideline with their hands in their pockets to say, Ok, honey. I'm here to support you in whatever you choose.
If science levels the physicality of abortion vs. sustainment, by sustainment I mean the harvesting of an embryo in the first trimester, then I would assume men would have a say in parental rights? Okay, you want to opt out. Fine, but that's my kid and well, I'll happily take them. And oh, please keep current on child support for the next eighteen years.
Can you imagine the breadth of that? Career roles, domestic roles. Everything would change. I could see a lot more men choosing to raise kids on their own. Talk about gender equality. It's weird, I know. Like putting a kid on lay away until they're ready to be picked up. Insane.
posted by BC at 8:16 PM
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