The History of Women's Reproductive rights in the US by a Law Professor

Here is a link to a very interesting article about this topic.

One thing I learnt was that "abortion was legal in every state at the time the Constitution was adopted, and it was fairly common."

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hartfire

I wonder how men would react to abortion laws if it became nation-wide law that each male must personally raise every child he sired (if the mother could show that she conceived against her will or was economically, mentally or physically unable to be a parent). Genetic tests now make the sire so easy to prove.

I reckon all of a sudden there would be a massive increase of funding and research into male contraception.

Once men controlled their fertility, every child conceived would be the man's personal responsibility.

Even then, a woman's body is her own and she deserves the right to free access to controlling her own conceptions. --Sometimes contraception fails or other factors (rape, incest or severe genetic abnormalities) are beyond the woman's control. She should never be penalised for what is not her fault.

Our world is already massively overpopulated - to the point where we humans are destroying this planet's climates and ecosystems - hence destroying ourselves and nature.

Unwanted children inevitably suffer from lack of love and care. Bringing them into the world is irresponsible and only increases the sum of suffering.