Steem4nigeria Accelerator Contest Week 27: My body, my choice by @rossnenye

Hello everyone, good afternoon to you all. Hope your day is going as planned ? Welcome back to my blog. I want to sincerely appreciate the organizers of this contest for always bringing up delicate issues like this for us to write on and also give us the opportunity of learning from others.

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Do you agree with the bodily autonomy argument which states that "Everyone has the right to control what happens to their own body, which includes decisions about medical care, reproduction, and sexuality. We will love to know your reasons.

Wow! This is a complex question but I will definitely say something. I feel an individual have the right to their body, which is only applicable when they are single. When someone gets married, the whole scenario changes, the partner gets involved in everything concerning his or her partner.

Even in Christian marriage, two body comes together to become one body. In marriage, people make a lot of sacrifices because they know is not just about them but also about their partners. So, as a single person, you have the very right to make decisions for yourself, but as a married person, your partner has a say.

I'm not saying in matters like forcing a woman to get pregnant when she hasn't properly healed from the last pregnancy or forcing her to have an abortion. I'm talking about matters that has to do with fidelity in marriage, number of children to give birth to, e.t.c.

The weight of birth control have been weighing heavily towards the woman with it's procedures and side effects, do you think this responsibility should be shared equally.

I feel that a man and a woman have equal rights towards sharing birth control responsibility because both of them are involved in baby making process. Couples should always do the birth control method that has less side effects and also works for them. Emphasis on married couples.

If a woman has rights over her body, and may decide whether or not to abort a pregnancy, do you think men also have rights over their pockets, to decide whether or not to take responsibilities and support the child?

In my own opinion, I feel the man involved should take full responsibility of the child upbringing because this is about doing what is right. Moreover, the child is innocent and shouldn't be allow to suffer.

Do you agree that a person's right over there body should allow one to change their gender at will? Please explain.

No, this is totally wrong. It's not just a sin against God but also against humanity. Every individual is created in God's image and likeness and tampering with our gender is commiting an abominable act. Every one created by God in this world has a unique purpose, tampering with your gender might make you not to achieve your purpose.

Is it possible to hold and express a contrary view without imposing it on others?. Please explain.

Absolutely, it is very possible to have a contrary view about something without imposing it on others. Every body have the right to their own views and opinions.

Thanks for reading through, I invite @favbae, @mrsumon and @akareen to participate in this contest.