OPINION Tennessee lawmakers propose bill to allow fathers to stop an abortion

[SeaSnake]

Tennessee lawmakers propose bill to allow biological father to stop abortion

The proposed bill would allow the father of an unborn child to seek a court injunction to prohibit the mother from getting an abortion.

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By Alivia Harris | February 15, 2021 at 11:30 AM EST - Updated February 15 at 8:49 PM
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Two Tennessee lawmakers proposed a bill that would allow the father of an unborn child to seek a court injunction to prohibit the mother from getting an abortion.
House Bill 1079 introduced by Rep. Jerry Sexton passed on first consideration and Senate Bill 494 introduced by Sen. Mark Pody was passed on second consideration Thursday.
The proposed legislation states, “a person may petition a court with jurisdiction over domestic relations matters to request an injunction to prohibit a woman who is pregnant with the person’s unborn child from obtaining an abortion.”
The bill would require that within 14 days of filing an injunction, the man prove to a court that he is the biological father and prove there is reasonable probability that the woman would get an abortion.



If the woman violates the injunction by getting an abortion, she could be held in civil or criminal contempt, under the proposed legislation.

what y’all thoughts on this?
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[Chicity]

Good.

And to take it a step further. He should be given custody after however long the mother nurses with delayed child support payments from the mother also

 

[Chi-Town B]

Should have always been this way

 

[Disanthrope]

Slippery slope

 

[Eartha Clit]

I fuck with it but I think if the father decides to stop it, he should get full custody of the child.

 

[Duwop]

How they know if he the father if it's inside??

 

[Joshie Kahn]

How you gonna punish somebody for doing what they want with their own body? They asking for this to go to the supreme court basically.

 

[Joshie Kahn]

Punish? Bringing the baby to term is punishment?

If a woman doesn't want to carry the kid what would you call forcing them to against their will?

 

[Disanthrope]

How they know if he the father if it's inside??

Aaand you just found a brilliant loophole if she's determined to abort...

"It ain't yours anyway nigga"

What can he say now? There goes his power....

 

[CeLLar-DooR]

Sounds awful to me

 

[Joshie Kahn]

If the man wants to raise his kid then yes she should carry the baby. I would call it being responsible? Being an adult? I don’t know a parent?

It's also a violation of a person's bodily autonomy

 

[Joshie Kahn]

What about the father?

Tough luck

 

[RetroLDN]

Seems like fair, only if the father is willing to bear sole responsibility for the child (assuming the mother isn't interested).

Have unprotected sex with a man, you have no desire of having kids with and get pregnant. Take the L and bear the child. It's called responsibility.

(If passed) More Tennessean females will utilize discernment when it's time for sex.

About time people stopped treating abortion as some ethical means of convenience. When really it's usually an unethical escape from responsibility due to poor judgement and/or discipline.

 

[Okaay]

Damn, you niggas really tryna get off y’all trap babies! She don’t want you my nigga and she don’t want you staying on her couch, let her go!

 

[DOS_patos]

Can they force a woman to get check ups and take her vitamins if needed?
What if she don’t have health coverage?

what if God forbid she don’t make it thru the birth? Who’s responsible?

lot more questions need to be answered

 

[Elzo69Renaissance]

I’m certain there are more pressing issues they can focus on

 

[DOS_patos]

I’m certain there are more pressing issues they can focus on

True but it needs to be talked about at some point.

 

[Rubato]

What about the father?

She don’t have to tell him the pregnancy even happened

And this may be controversial but I think birth makes a father, I wouldn’t even use the word father yet

 

[Mister B.]

I dunno. Forcing a woman to have a kid could bring SO many complications. I guarantee some women will try to hurt that child inside them out of protest of this.

I think it’s time to enact the Chappelle plan:
If a woman decides to have a baby against the man’s will, the man should be able to opt out of parental rights and not have to pay child support.

“If you can kill this muthafucka, I can at least abandon it.”

 

[SeaSnake]

If the man wants to raise his kid then yes she should carry the baby. I would call it being responsible? Being an adult? I don’t know a parent?

lol nigga if the pregnancy causes severe issues. I mean a nigga can say he want the baby and be be gone as we a know