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- From: peri@cco.caltech.edu (Michal Leah Peri)
- Newsgroups: soc.men,soc.women,alt.abortion.inequity,talk.abortion,alt.feminism
- Subject: Re: Back Again To Father
- Date: 15 Nov 1992 21:15:19 GMT
- Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
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- forb0004@student.tc.umn.edu (Eric Forbis) writes:
-
- >In article <1e3jpnINNfdt@gap.caltech.edu> peri@cco.caltech.edu (Michal Leah Peri) writes:
- >>
- >>How has he devalued the status of motherhood? At most, he has prevented
- >>his wife from conceiving a child that is biologically his. That is not to
- >>say that they could not agree to otherwise conceive or adopt children.
- >>She is not disallowed from raising any children that
- >>she may already have.
- >>
- >>What about a man who knows that he carries a genetic defect
- >>(eg, Tay Sachs) and chooses to prevent biologically fathering children.
- >>Has he "devaluated the status of motherhood" of his wife?
- >>
-
- >Deception, fraud, behaviour that undermines trust... This is more
- >critical to women than men; women have to beat menopause to the punch. If
- >you've spent x amount of time with someone, perhaps had general discussions
- >about having a family "one of these days", _your_ plans may be utterly
- >trashed if you learn that your partner has been lying\silent\vague about his
- >sterility.
-
- Can the government legislate trust? Can the police enforce it?
-
- >As for adoption, adultery, etc.: these are patches for a problem
- >that may not be acceptable to the woman; I'm surprised you suggest them. Am
-
- I didn't mean adultry. I meant the couple agreeing to AI or In Vitro
- Fertilization.
-
- >>How about a man that knows he carries a genetic defect
-
- >Fine, as long as he informs his partner. His past actions will affect her
- >life; she has a right to know.
-
- But can the government force him to tell her, or his doctor to tell her?
-
- >Do you have a right to know if your partner is infected with a STD? The
- >courts say you do. Why? Same logic.
-
- They do? Not in California! Could you please post a reference to which
- law(s) you mean? (In particular, how is this law enforced?)
-
- -- Michal
-