Abortion -- Fathers and Fetuses

I believe in some cases, a woman should have the right to have an abortion if she so chooses. But in the case of Steve and Michelle, presented by philosopher George W. Harris, I feel that Michelle does not have the right to abort her child. When Michelle decided that she was not going to tell her husband Steve about her intentions not to have children, she was wrong. She deceived her husband through her …

…well. However, Michelle is taking advantage of the fact that she can control the life of the fetus, ignoring Steve’s objection. Although she is not committing a crime by physically harming Steve, Michelle is emotionally harming him in a violent way. Steve’s expectations of family life have been crushed, for he is now forced to witness the woman he loves kill a future part of him, which is wrong and should be stopped.