Up front allow me to say that I am a clear supporter of abortion rights under any and all circumstances. I was raised in a strongly feminist household and support equal rights for women and do not believe they have been achieved yet.

And yet I was deeply troubled by the language Linda used in this article in its absolutism about it being only the women's choice. I understand that it is the woman's body and mind that deals with the physical and emotional effects of carrying a child to term, however as I a potential father I haev the feeling that I too should be able to be included in the decision making process.

I see no clear solution to this, I would never force a woman to have an abortion, or to carry a baby to term for that matter, but the fact is that a woman deciding to have my child or not has far reaching implications for my life, financially, emotionally and familially. Under those circumstances doesn't it seem like I (the father) should be involved.

I understand that every time I sleep with a woman I am taking that risk and yes I am responsible for my actions, however why does the women get the ONLY say-so in this extremely delicate and important decision in both of our lives?

On the XX Factor blog they have been having a conversation over the last week about father's rights to children in a divorce, and then in this article there is no mention of a father's rights for better or worse in cases of abortion. Its hypocritical.

Again I have no clear-cut or even vague solution to offer for this problem, however I think we should admit that there are problems with oversimplifying the question as "a woman's right to choose" and take a real and nuanced look at this difficult and emotionally-charged matter.

~Andrew