By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
An international expert on violence against women is warning that the “right to abortion” enslaves women because it turns them into instruments of sexual gratification.
According to the Catholic News Agency (CNA), Iñigo Urien Azpitarte, while speaking with the organization “Professionals for Ethics” said that as long as a woman can abort without restrictions, “the man is free of any responsibility as father,” leaving the “woman as his tool of sexual gratification in a position of ‘non-equality’.”
Women also come out on the losing end if they decide to keep the child, Azpitarte said, because then a father can escape financial responsibility by saying that she chose not to exercise her “right” to an abortion.
Azpitarte also pointed out the impact of abortion on demand on relations between men and women.
“It is not uncommon to hear young people, and not-so-young people, say that they are in favor of abortion because they do not like to use condoms. Thus, if a man thinks that abortion is an easily accessible option for a woman, he will easily feel disconnected from her and leave her with an unwanted pregnancy – since she can easily obtain an abortion.”
He went on to say that “While it is true that some women can resist pressure and refuse to abort, the legalization of abortion creates a vicious circle from which many others cannot escape.”
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