Playing devil's advocate for a moment, and furthering Havoc's comments - why do you consider sperm not to be on par with ovum? They are, after all, both necessary for an embryo to develop.
However, it isn't difficult to understand why more attention is devoted to the wanton loss of an embryo (and later, fetus) - we associate reproduction much more intimately with females (for obvious reasons). On a lesser scale, we know that ovum are in limited supply; where as males can produce sperm well into old age.
The composite of abortion law, I imagine, would be a return to stricter days of past where religious dogma forbade (and stills does) male ejaculation outside of procreation. How many males on OWF (let alone the world) would welcome restrictive legislation concerning masturbation?
In before public acts of indecency!
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