(May 20, 2014 at 3:05 pm)Losty Wrote: Sure guys can be involved in a discussion about whether it's right or wrong. I don't have any problem with that, because it's just a discussion. When it's actually time for a real person to make this decision no one else's opinion counts except hers. Not men or women. Maybe the father, I think that really depends on their relationship.
I've given a lot of thought to what you've said. The rights of the father are limited, but perhaps can be clarified if we consider conception of a child is a contract with negative rights - the right to cancel out within reason.
Perhaps we should try another thread?
We limit the right of abortion past a point - this affects women as they must choose if they want a child before a deadline.
Fathers don't have that deadline. Perhaps they should be able to decide if they will raise the child well before the abortion deadline to give the mother ample notice and warning to reconsider having a child.
This would necessitate making a public fund to ensure poor women, who decided to have a child despite knowing the father has knowingly been against said child, can raise the child regardless.
I say this to carefully remove the ability to force child support from potential fathers if it can be shown that there was no intent to father a child, while granting prospective mothers the chance to decide.
This in an attempt to preserve maximum freedom for all parties by demanding notice be given.
Slave to the Patriarchy no more
