Can a male go to court and prevent a woman from having an abortion?

wemblania

I think a man can apply for the woman to not have an abortion until the courts decide, because there was a case here recently in the papers (in Australia), but as court cases take so long to be heard, the child would be 3 years old before anything would be decided. The woman can't be restrained, so she can slip away anytime and have the abortion and pretend she had a miscarriage. In this particular case she just went ahead and had the abortion and ignored all the legalities and then the newspapers lost interest so I don't know what happened.

Leizl

No, he has no right to stop her and can not do so in a court of law. The fetus is not half his at all, he has no rights to her fetus, it is part of her body and if she wants to have it removed then it is her legal right to do so.

Mistress K

No, you have no right to force anyone to carry a child for you. It may seem unfair, but you really have to think of the legal can of worms it would open up if a man could decide what a woman should do with her body.
If it is a man's right to be a lowlife and marry someone else, then it's also a woman's right to abort said lowlife's baby.

It would be against her will if a court forced her to carry it. Being a surrogate is voluntary, if a court ordered you to be a surrogate, it would be against your will.

You can argue all you want, it is illegal to force a woman to carry a child. Abortion is legal in this country and you cannot make a decision about what a woman can do with her body. Argue all you want, a court cannot legally make that ruling.

Oh, and I have a huge problem being a surrogate. HUGE. You can't say that women have no problem being a surrogate. I'm a woman and have a huge problem being a surrogate, no way in hell.

Gray Wanderer

Only if you had a surrogacy contract with her beforehand. Even then you might be limited to receiving your money back.

Orla C

Maybe in some country where women are secondary citizens .... I don't think that this will wash anywhere else, to be honest. And also, I doubt very much that the woman he marries who can't have children would be keen to rear a child he had with another woman.

This man is very selfish.

evil_kandykid

First off, in most cases they can do paternity tests while the baby is still in the womb. Its dangerous though. As for him sueing her, yes I believe that has happend. Generally the guy has no chance of actually winning, but as long as he can delay it long enough, she won't be able to have an abortion. Your idea about the new family thing is pretty out there. The new wife would not be able to legally adopt the baby, or have any legal right to it until the birth mother got rid of her rights. And chances are, if they broke up and he was engaged or married while she was still pregnant, she would probably be pretty pissed, and fight it.

The problem with this though, is pregnancy, while generally safe in this day and age, can still pose health risks. So what if the guy sued, won, and the woman had to have the baby, then something happend to her. Or what if she needed an abortion, due to medical reasons? Its rare, but it does happen. And the guy is pro life and against abortion. Does anybody have the right to tell you to put your life on the line?

While I do agree with mens rights, I know its a far more complex issue, with many more things to be considered.

LodiTX

No, unless perhaps they are married, but even that would be a slim chance. Anyway, what could he do, lock her up? She can just go somewhere else and have it.

ZORCH

Makes too much sense, but no court will force a woman to have a child against her will.

Equinox

if you're not married to her - you have no say in it even if it's proven to be your baby as well. abortion in some states is still illegal and maybe you can tell her you'll report her to the police if she does continue with it but before you do that - have you considered HER feelings about it? You're not the one who's going to carry it for 9 months and deliver it, she will. Even if you paid for everything - if she isn't your wife and she doesn't want the baby, you can't stop her from doing it.

Igi

good question
i think it waould be better if the male could go to court

but as far as i know e female luckily has to do all the work
sorry ladies so technacilly its her decision but if its the otherway round. the male doesnt have to pay cild support

jutty

that is a tuff one ay... but yeah u can but only if it urs... a blood test'll be taken out first to prove that the baby is his...... but if they do keep the child and it does grow up in the other family... let the child kno who its reqal mum is and from a young age..... people find choices hard... and if the mother is against it know perhaps wen it is born she'll feel like the right decision was made, and will wanna be part of the childs life... and i think that should be respected

tattoodangel

That's a great question! I think he should since, he would still have to pay child support if she kept it. However there is still the fact that the woman would have to carry it for 9 months. Good debate question!

Nokia_N95

I beleive he should be.

Joe C

The courts are largely biased in favor of WOMEN, and it is not uncommon for Feminist Jurisprudence to violate men's rights and to disallow Equal Protection Under the Law according to the Constitution.

Ridiculous answer below by Orla, who's obviously been corrupted by feminism. Every time I here the "second class citizen" comments, you can pretty much believe that the person has been brainwashed.

randellebay

a man has no real legal rights of a fetus in his wife/gf or lovers body but that doesnt mean he cant do things to legally stop her. for instance if he wants to have the child he can legally file with the courts a motion to file custody of said child, the courts then would make a cout order to prove the child is his and have a paternity test done. if it was proven his child then the courts could and possibly would set a custody hearing once this is done a court order will be made to the mother of the child that says she can not have an abortion until a court decission is done which could take a while but even in the united states you can actually have a baby aborted far into a pregnancy such as 8 or so months they can legally do a partial birth abortion. but even if the courts rule in the mother of the childs favor his lawers can re file right away with the same judge or a new judge which would start the process all over there have been cases where the men in question have caused a case to be built up so long in courts that the mother was unable to abort the baby so no a man has no legal rights over the fetus but he does have the right to file a custody hearing which will delay an abortion and can delay it for a while

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