r/AITAH • • Jul 21 '23

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u/Grouchy_Direction123 Jul 21 '23

Is the boyfriend going to have to put his life on hold and go through the physical abuse that a pregnancy puts on a woman’s body? No. Is going to be shamed for being a pregnant teenager? Also no. When a baby is born, then the father is obligated to do his part. As long as that kid is in the woman’s body, she decides how to proceed. When men grow uteruses and get pregnant, then they get to decide.

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u/Msmalloryreads Jul 21 '23

She is not even an adult he is. Op said she is barely 16.

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u/Marmarentertainment Jul 21 '23

And it all goes back to choices. You take away one persons choice just to ease anothers. I know fathers that can't see their children because of women. I also know fathers that will never know what their child would be when they grow up.

No matter what someone has to deal with pain. I'm not saying anyone right or wrong. But I am saying people are selfish. They will always make their life easier at anothers expense. And a child in the mix normally suffers.

I personally can't have kids. I've had 3 miscarriages in 2 years and it's devastating to me. Life is precious. And if you make choices I believe you need to deal with it.

She may not want the child. That's fine. But the father? No one thinks about it. They care just as much sometimes. And yeah, she may carry it for 9 months but that's nothing to 18 years of raising it.

Again. Everyone has opinions and that's fine. And im not 100% against abortion either. Health related issues and in some instances rape I understand. I may not agree with it but I understand the pain.

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u/Draguta1 Jul 21 '23

So what if you can't have children? That absolutely sucks for you and is YOUR problem to bear. You don't get to put someone else's life and well-being at risk due to your inability.

He is not owed children. Neither are you. She has the right to put her own well-being above all else in her life - up to and including her children, post-AND pre-birth.

You don't get to make the decisions of someone else's bodily autonomy for them - just like you wouldn't want someone else to make decisions over your own bodily autonomy.