Am I wrong?

hackableyou · 2016-04-19T19:25:11+00:00

Hmm. Forced to have an abortion seems to far. You shouldn't be forced to pay her child support though.

civilsaint · 2016-04-19T19:42:15+00:00

Forcing medical procedures on people isn't really a door we should open [again].

I see why you're angry, but you should just not have any legal responsibility for the child. They shouldn't force you to interact with your rapist.

Rasalom72 · 2016-04-19T19:23:08+00:00

Of course you're wrong... you're a man. DUH!

tiqr · 2016-04-19T19:46:20+00:00

I appreciate your Edit. It's a mark of maturity to change your opinion if people convince you that your position is wrong.

You have correctly highlighted one of the toughest dilemmas facing men. Sadly, there isn't a clearly better way of doing things than we already do - and the result is that men have considerably fewer reproductive choices than women.

There are only really 2 solutions to this problem:

The financial cost of supporting children needs to be born 100% by the state in all cases. This would mean there is no financial consequence to having a child, so it would be possible for men to "opt out" of the responsibility of an unwanted child. Obviously there are a ton of other problems that a system like this would cause, and it's not likely to ever happen.
Men get effective contraception that is 100% in their control. This might happen in the next few years with vasalgel

Leinadro · 2016-04-19T19:52:13+00:00

Im against forcing a woman to have an abortion for any reason. However I do agree that you should be totally free of any responsibility towards that child.

And if she is a proven rapist her custody rights should be revoked.

Ithelda · 2016-04-20T13:54:41+00:00

I don't know how you could prove you were raped. That being said, why would you have to be raped to sue a woman for an abortion? Women fight for their right to have an abortion whenever they want for whatever reason. If they accidentally get pregnant, they want to be able to abort. What if you accidentally get a woman pregnant? What if you weren't expecting to make a baby? Why should you be forced to give your sperm towards the production of a human being, if a woman doesn't have to be forced to give her womb for the production of a human being? Generally speaking, if a woman wants to have a kid, she should be having a kid with someone who actually wants one.

biscuitgravy · 2016-04-20T05:00:00+00:00

It should totally be within your rights to have a woman get an abortion even if you weren't raped. Even in this sub, gynocentricism is very strong. But the fact is, she's just as responsible for the sexual act as a man. Even more so in your case. And you're not "forcing" a medical procedure on anyone. She has a choice between two medical procedures and you're making the responsible decision if she doesn't agree to. It's your DNA. If you don't want to donate it to produce a life then that's your choice. And don't give me, the "keep it in your pants" line. How about telling her the same thing?

Title	Am I wrong?
Author	[deleted]
Upvotes	7
Comments	31
Date	April 19, 2016 7:19 PM UTC (10 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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