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UltimateUnknown on 23 January 2013
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Mr Khan said:
UltimateUnknown said:
I am against abortion (unless the mother's life is in danger) and I'm also against this. So the fact that women can get an abortion without asking their partner is a non-issue because I'm against it anyway.

As for this, I'm against it because every person should own up and face responsibility. This is especially the case for children, who deserve to have the support of their parents. So if you are willing to do the deed, then you should be prepared to face the repercussions of it.

Keeping the legal stuff aside, from a moral point of view, what kind of messed up human being would you have to be to leave your own unborn baby behind and not ever see their face. How would a child feel knowing that their father abandoned them before they were even born. Part of being a parent is making sacrifices for your own child and this kind of thing would only give leeway for people to become irresponsible even more.

Parents who hated their child because they ruined their life (due to forcing them into "shotgun" marriage, etc) are less likely to be good parents, in my mind. Better for children to be wanted.

And therein lies the problem. Any human being who can turn a blind eye on their own child and hate them seriously has issues imo.

So while I agree that parents who are forced to stay together because of their children would probably not be that great of parents, I think that the financial obligation to support a newborn child may deter at least a few irresponsible "to be" parents from bringing a new life into this world who they will just either kill off or abandon anyway. If not children just become the same as disposable trash and the state has to take care of it.

Mind you I have no problems with the state having to pay for orphans. In fact I think it is one of the best things our tax money can go towards, but if their parents are alive they should at least be given this responsibility first. Unfortunately though, no amount of money can ever buy them the love and care a child should get from his or her parent, which is what makes me sad.