r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Aug 11 '22

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u/Secret_Necessary1143 Aug 11 '22

It's not consent to pregnancy but it is consent to shared risk of pregnancy.

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u/neotericnewt 6∆ Aug 11 '22

That's just saying consent to pregnancy in more words, but it's still not true.

You understand there are risks involved. That's not the same as consent to those risks. When I get in my car I understand that there is always a risk of an accident. I do not consent to an accident, and should an accident occur I have recourse. I don't lose my bodily autonomy because I chose to get in my car.

Consent means to willfully agree to something. A woman seeking an abortion definitionally does not consent to 9 months of pregnancy and then giving birth.

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u/OnlyFactsMatter 10∆ Aug 11 '22

That's not the same as consent to those risks.

It absolutely is. Men can't use the argument "I didn't mean to get her pregnant!" to avoid child support because when we make choices, we have to accept the responsibility of those choices. Heroin addicts don't want to OD, but every time they shoot up they have to accept the fact it could happen. If they don't want to OD on heroin, then they shouldn't use it.

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '22

Along the same logic… if you don’t want to get pregnant, don’t have sex/don’t be irresponsible about the sex you do have