Should a parent-in-law have the power to stop a daughter-in-law's abortion?

No, and even if this were to become law it would be ruled unconstitutional almost right away. As a conservative, I find this kind of non-sense embarrassing. You might not agree with abortion but the choice isn't yours. I also find it funny that those the say abortion should be illegal, never give money to raise said baby after it's born.

I have yet to find ONE person who is against abortion that, when questioned closely, don't refer to religion or god. Since this is a law to basically enforce a religious edict, then shouldn't we pass other laws based on religion, even if they are Christian ones? Stoning for adultery? Killing a disobedient child? Deuteronomy 21:18-21 something to think about.

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Aug 30, 2015

Wisconsin's Republicans are far more interested in their outdated religious views than the actual rights of the child/ parents/ carers.

When it comes to abortion, there is only one person who gets the final say- the mother. In a way, men who have consensual sex with a women relinquish their right to this argument by the very act. It isn't the male body that will have to deal with the consequences of pregnancy. Now weather men should have the right to opt out of parenthood, that's a different matter.

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Aug 27, 2015

if the son wants to have the child but the daughter in law insists on an abortion the in laws should have the right to put a stop to it, as it is not just her child but their son's also. To take a life is the same as murder.

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Richard Wee

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Aug 27, 2015

As a MAN my choice was made when I had sex, that is the end of what say I had. If you want a child find a woman WILLING to have a baby and be willing to support it for at least 18 years. I find too many "men" who get some gal pregnant and disappear, fail to support her or the baby, yet they bit*h when she want's an abortion.

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Aug 27, 2015

so maybe men need to be educated that they are responsible for bringing a child into the world, and that it is a noble thing to raise a family?

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Richard Wee

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Aug 27, 2015

The problem is the government has stepped in and basically said "We'll take care of it." And when you do try to make irresponsible men responsible for making a baby, You get a lot of "I can't afford it, It's not fair, you only doing this because I'm a (insert minority group here), You can't send me to jail for not supporting a child, etc.

As I've said my choice ended when I had sex, after that it's her choice.

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Aug 27, 2015

Most likely, as more than half the households in America right now have a parent-in-law as one of the decision makers rather than the natural parents of the child.

If you've taken on the responsibility of father or motherhood via the contract of marriage, then you taken on ALL the responsibilities associated with raising children and looking out for their well being and welfare.

You can't just have one bit of the job... the in-law parent has the WHOLE job.

(I'm sure that if the child "messed up" and got in trouble with the law under one of those laws that prescribes punishment for the parent instead of the child, that an in-law parent would be just as liable for punishment under that law as a natural parent... hence, if you have the responsibility, then you have THE WHOLE job.)

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If successful under such a law, the mother in law should then also be solely responsible for the funding of and raising the child.
No, and even if this were to become law it would be ruled unconstitutional almost right away. As a conservative, I find this kind of non-sense embarrassing. You might not agree with abortion but the choice isn't yours. I also find it funny that those the say abortion should be illegal, never give money to raise said baby after it's born.
I have yet to find ONE person who is against abortion that, when questioned closely, don't refer to religion or god. Since this is a law to basically enforce a religious edict, then shouldn't we pass other laws based on religion, even if they are Christian ones? Stoning for adultery? Killing a disobedient child? Deuteronomy 21:18-21 something to think about.
Wisconsin's Republicans are far more interested in their outdated religious views than the actual rights of the child/ parents/ carers.
When it comes to abortion, there is only one person who gets the final say- the mother. In a way, men who have consensual sex with a women relinquish their right to this argument by the very act. It isn't the male body that will have to deal with the consequences of pregnancy. Now weather men should have the right to opt out of parenthood, that's a different matter.
if the son wants to have the child but the daughter in law insists on an abortion the in laws should have the right to put a stop to it, as it is not just her child but their son's also. To take a life is the same as murder.
As a MAN my choice was made when I had sex, that is the end of what say I had. If you want a child find a woman WILLING to have a baby and be willing to support it for at least 18 years. I find too many "men" who get some gal pregnant and disappear, fail to support her or the baby, yet they bit*h when she want's an abortion.
so maybe men need to be educated that they are responsible for bringing a child into the world, and that it is a noble thing to raise a family?
The problem is the government has stepped in and basically said "We'll take care of it." And when you do try to make irresponsible men responsible for making a baby, You get a lot of "I can't afford it, It's not fair, you only doing this because I'm a (insert minority group here), You can't send me to jail for not supporting a child, etc.
As I've said my choice ended when I had sex, after that it's her choice.
Most likely, as more than half the households in America right now have a parent-in-law as one of the decision makers rather than the natural parents of the child.
If you've taken on the responsibility of father or motherhood via the contract of marriage, then you taken on ALL the responsibilities associated with raising children and looking out for their well being and welfare.
You can't just have one bit of the job... the in-law parent has the WHOLE job.
(I'm sure that if the child "messed up" and got in trouble with the law under one of those laws that prescribes punishment for the parent instead of the child, that an in-law parent would be just as liable for punishment under that law as a natural parent... hence, if you have the responsibility, then you have THE WHOLE job.)