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For the record I do not like the idea of abortions, but it is a fact of life we are stuck with.

So having said that, when a woman gets pregnant and wants to terminate we hear the argument that it is her body and has the right to choose. If the prospective father does not want her to have the abortion, that's tough, he has no say.

But, suppose the couple are going through IVF, if the man withdraws his consent as has happened in recent court cases then the woman is not allowed to continue end of story.

So the suggestion to debate is this

Suppose a woman gets pregnant, as it could be argued that part of the foetus came from the man's sperm contribution, then it's part of the man's body as well. Should the man be legally entitled to insist that the woman have a termination if he does not want to be a father, just like he can withdraw consent on IVF.

Would this not be fair.