By Paul Stark Some people argue that gender equality requires legalized abortion. After all, the challenges of pregnancy and childbirth fall on women but not on men. Only with access to abortion, then, can women be truly equal and free to determine the course of their lives. “Pregnancy and childbirth … serve to restrict women’s …
Continue reading "Gender equality argument for abortion does not withstand scrutiny"By Paul Stark Many defenders of legalized abortion argue that it is required by gender equality. The burdens of pregnancy and childbirth fall upon women but never upon men. So only with access to abortion can women be truly equal and able to determine the course of their lives. President Barack Obama has said, in …
Continue reading "The Gender Equality Argument for Legalized Abortion"By Paul Stark Many defenders of legalized abortion argue that it is required by gender equality. The burdens of pregnancy and childbirth fall upon women but never upon men. So only with access to abortion can women be truly equal and able to determine the course of their lives. President Barack Obama has said, in …
Continue reading "The gender equality argument for legalized abortion"By Paul Stark Editor’s note. This first appeared in Minnesota Citizens Concerned For Life (MCCL) News. Mr. Stark is a Communications Associate for MCCL. Many defenders of legalized abortion argue that it is required by gender equality. The burdens of pregnancy and childbirth fall upon women but never upon men. So only with access to …
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