Unexpected Preganacy, Morality, and the Law
Take for instance the idea of “a woman’s right to choose.” I believe absolutely that a woman should decide whether to terminate or go forward with a pregnancy. The man’s opinion is only secondary, and if there is a conflict, entirely negligible. But is this fair? The social scientist Dalton Conley wrote a provocative Op-Ed, “A Man’s Right to Choose” in the New York Times on this subject a few years ago. He wrote, “But when men and women engage in sexual relations both parties recognize the potential for creating life. If both parties willingly participate then shouldn’t both have a say in whether to keep a baby that results?”Unexpected Pregnancy, Morality, and the Law
I turn 69 this year, but still vividly remember words my unsaved father shared with me about the time puberty hit. He said, “You have the power to beget a child, and that is a serious and solemn responsibility.”
We seem to have a nation of undermatured adults who fail to recognize or accept their responsibilities. We are responsible for our actions and our choices, and must recognize that when we exercise our freedoms, we must balance that exercise with our responsibility to our fellow man.
In his book “Point Man,” Steve Farrar points out that abortion is a male problem even more that a female problem, because males who beget children in those circumstances have failed to treat women with dignity, respect, and purity.
Sex is not a merely physical act. It is a God established intimacy with extremely strong emotional, spiritual, moral, and ethical overtones.
There is a reason that God says His commands are not burdensome, because God’s commands guide us to lives that are wholesome and guilt free.
We seem to have a nation of undermatured adults who fail to recognize or accept their responsibilities. We are responsible for our actions and our choices, and must recognize that when we exercise our freedoms, we must balance that exercise with our responsibility to our fellow man.
In his book “Point Man,” Steve Farrar points out that abortion is a male problem even more that a female problem, because males who beget children in those circumstances have failed to treat women with dignity, respect, and purity.
Sex is not a merely physical act. It is a God established intimacy with extremely strong emotional, spiritual, moral, and ethical overtones.
There is a reason that God says His commands are not burdensome, because God’s commands guide us to lives that are wholesome and guilt free.
Dick Dayton
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