Hello friends, I'm new to reddit. It is my understanding that this is a platform to have thoughtful discussions about matters of all types. There are a lot of women out there, who have been fed radical feminist lies and propaganda. Unfortunately, a significant portion of these women believe in these lies, perhaps because they want to, or perhaps because they genuinely don't know any better. I'm a woman who won't be fooled. I know the wage gap is a myth, and women are amongst the most privileged people in the developed world. I'm infuriated by radical feminist attacks on men, and I'm not afraid to ask serious questions. With that out of the way, let's get started.

Abortion is a touchy subject. I see so many people who are either pro life, or pro choice, with very few who are somewhere in the middle. It's such a complicated issue, and I personally feel that whether or not abortion is acceptable, should be determined by the individual case. (But that's only my opinion, and I humbly ask that those who disagree, communicate that in a respectful manner.) A lot of women don't realize that they aren't the only people involved with their situation. It affects everyone around them, to various degrees. However, abortion can be the only thing that saves a mother's life, when she's dying from something like toxemia. This happened to my mother, with my older brother. I wouldn't be here, if everyone hadn't convinced her to abort, even though she wanted to die with her baby. But then there are women who repeatedly get pregnant, just for the attention, then abort the child, in a less than legal operation, because they don't actually want to be a mother. I actually knew a woman who admitted to doing this, and she lives in regret now, because all the abortions scarred her uterus so badly, she can't have babies anymore. She's aging and actually wants a child, but can't have one. It's probably for the best, in this case. Then there are teenage girls, who get pregnant because they got careless at a friend's party one night. Many of them decide to keep the baby, and many just don't have the means to raise a child. Adoption isn't always an option, and as terrible as it sounds, abortion does keep the population down. And whether you're for it, against it, or in between, the legality of abortion will fluctuate throughout the years.

But how much say does the biological father have, when it comes to the fate of the baby? Practically none. A woman can legally abort her baby, without consent from the father. If the woman decides to keep the baby, after hooking up with a one night stand, she can later file for child support, from the man. And regardless of his income, he will be required to pay a set percentage of his earnings, should she win. A woman can claim that any man is the father of her child, then successfully collect child support from him, unless he disputes it. She can legally put his name on the birth certificate without his knowledge. Even though this is considered fraud, it happens often. The man has to pay for a paternity test, out of his own pocket, plus court costs, to disprove something that was never properly established to begin with. The list of injustices goes on, for miles.

So my question is, if a woman can flat out murder a child, that the biological father wanted to keep, shouldn't a man be allowed to walk away from the woman and the baby, without being forced to support them?

Personally, I feel that we, as women, have a greater responsibility when it comes to prevention and childcare, not only because we are the ones that actually produce the offspring, but because we have 11 different forms of birth control available to us, whereas men only have 2.

I would love to hear everyone's opinions on this matter. What other examples can y'all contribute to this topic, and when this issue gains enough traction, what arguments should be made to fix the current broken system? What arguments do y'all expect the opposing side to make, and what should be said to combat them?

Love you guys, and I deeply appreciate you for everything awesome that you do.