Men and Abortion

Over at Mark Shea's blog there is a debate on whether men are responsible for abortion.

"If you knew nothing of human biology, you could listen to
most debates about abortion and never realize that men are involved in any
way. We talk about the woman's body, the woman's right to choose: but what
about the father? Women almost never choose abortion when the father wants
their child, and wants to help out. Yet we hardly ever speak of the absent
or unsupportive father when we talk about abortion. All too often, women
demand the 'right to choose' because of men who will not take responsibility
for their choices."

I think that men and woman are equally culpable in an abortion. It takes two to tango, so the woman wouldn't get pregnant if both parties had not decided on this course of intercourse.

What I think society today is dealing with is that in prior generations, woman were the gate keepers of morality. They were the ones that kept men from acting out, the keepers of civilization and they were charged with the bearing and raising of the children. With abortion, this sacred role was abandoned, and women now bear the brunt of the blame irregardless of the fact that a man was also involved and in many (most/some) cases equally responsible.

Many men do pressure woman into abortions and many woman will treat abortion as birth control. Both sexes share equally in the blame. What has been missing from the debate is the responsibility that men also bear. I don't think that abortion will ever be stopped until both sides of the equation are solved.