Unlike most abortion topics, this article is not about whether a woman has the legal right to terminate a pregnancy with an abortion, but whether or not it is ethically justifiable to ruin the father's relationship with his unborn child (father's rights, ND, par. 1). Different circumstances require different measures to be taken, but when a father wants his son, the outcome should be obvious. Due to the infamous court case Roe v. Wade, women everywhere have the right to terminate a pregnancy, with or without the father's consent. consent. A father legally does not even need to be informed that the abortion has occurred. The writer is not arguing that all abortions are wrong, or that all sperm donors would be good fathers, but those men who attempt to care for their unborn child should be given the opportunity to have their child. Suppose a young couple is in their second year of college. The couple accidentally becomes pregnant and both the mother and father consider having an abortion. In this case there is no reason to oppose abortion. Now imagine that the same couple becomes pregnant. But this time the father doesn't want to abort, and the mother does. Even if he created half of the fetus carried by his girlfriend, his rights and the fetus's right to life are not guaranteed by law. When it comes to abortion, the arguments are usually in defense of the pregnant woman. Arguments range from the mother not being financially or emotionally stable, to not being physically fit to carry a pregnancy to term. Some women simply don't want to have children. Specifically, the arguments presented here reflect women's need to achieve equality with men. First, women have the right to privacy of their own bodies, ... middle of paper ... inghouse. Retrieved from http://fatherhood.gov/library/dad-stats(ND) Father's Rights. BBC. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/abortion/legal/fathers.shtml#h1Kolbert, K. (1992). Arguments in favor of abortion. BBC. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/abortion/mother/for_1.shtmlLewin, T. (2006, March 19). Unmarried fathers fight for children given up for adoption by their mothers. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/19/national/19fathers.html?pagewanted=allTellefsen, C., & Rue, V.M. (ND) The Effects of Abortion on Men: Its Emotional Effects , psychological, and relational impact. Catholic culture. Retrieved from http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?id=8089USCCB Publishing. (2005). Roe v. Wade: Questions and Answers. USCCB Publication. Retrieved from http://old.usccb.org/prolife/issues/abortion/roevwade/RoeVWadeBI.pdf