Do you think men should have the right to decline fatherhood because women can cecline motherhood?
200119
He has a point.  According to equal protection, he should have the right to decide if he wants to be a father or not.  She lied to him and he made his wishes known.\n\nPersonally, if I were dumb enough to shack up with a woman I would take care of the kid
643933
I have read that it is a natural tendency to make sure that the man that is the provider to her and the children IS the biological father to those children.  It is a survival means.  A child that is known not to be the mans is not his responsibility to provide for that child and it puts the mother and the children that are his in Jeopardy  Women just couldn't go to a store and buy food.  Men were the hunters.  I hate to say it but there is also an instinct that men need to procreate many children and that's why there were more wives to give those children.  Now that times are different, we still have some of our old born instincts but we are more apt to control them because of what society deems right.
62045
When in a relationship, it's probably a wise choice to ask your partner (if he is the father).  Support is very helpful when facing such decisions.  However, the father cannot make the final choice.  Pregnancy is something that physically affects only the woman.  It can be a very rough period of time.  Abortions are no walk in the park either.  A man should not be able to make a woman have an abortion nor should he be able to prevent one.
489695
Yes, I do. I cook, clean, and take care of my son. I am from the south, so alot of women out there are like that. I have been told that I am old fashioned. I like to do it for my man, makes me feel good to make him happy. He does need to help out every now and then though. There is nothing wrong with the way you treat your man, and you do deserve a break every now and then.
323417
Biologically speaking (and I don't agree with this at all, just so you know), women really only need to have sex about once every ten months. Makin' babies takes time, you know.\n\nBut men can just have a party and spread their genetic material all around all the time-- this is how they fulfill their biological duty.\n\nSo, I think our modern conceptions of the woman who sleeps around vs the man who sleeps around have something to do with our subconscious understanding of what is needed for each gender to fulfill its reproductive role.\nBut I think those ideas are outdated and are now merely an unfair way in which a dominant male-run society seeks to maintain its power by putting restraints on women.\nI'm not saying all men are like that, or that men are bad, just that on the whole it seems to be how society works.
642687
No not at all, never put a man before your children. Good luck and God Bless.
263597
i never thought of it that way\ni think that the father should have a say\nhe is just as important to the child as is the mother
494123
Ewww! That's just wrong!\nPersonally, I fully agree with a woman's right to choose what she wants to do. If you don't agree with abortions, then don't get one done, but don't tread on my right to choose!
601537
I can not understand,  if it's a woman's "choice" to have a baby, why should a man be held responsible for the 'fetus', if the woman 'chooses' to turn it into a baby?\n\nIf they are going to use the argument that it isn't a baby, they should not be able to change that argument later.\n\n(for the record, I think its a baby, and I think both parties are responsible for it.  I am just pointing out the hypocrisy of their logic)
561546
no arguement there, but some women need the help to raise the child. It is wrong that the fathers dont have a choice whether or not the woman can abort a child. I only think child support should be forced if the mother doesnt have the means to support the child, but for women out there who make good money the fathers shouldnt have to, that doesnt mean you shouldnt want to support your child. They are your child/children.. you helped create them you should by moral standards help support them... to many guys think that they can just screw whomever and if they get them pregnant they run off and dont take any responsibility for taking care of the child. Its very hard for single mothers to raise children on their own especially when they can't get the best jobs. I know many women who have struggled to raise a child on their own without the support of the father. It is your responsibility, and I do think that the court should not appoint child support unless the woman is proven to be low income... Many guys who get appointed to pay child support dont for their children and I think its sad. That they dont love their child enough to help in their care. The child isnt just the mothers its your child as well.. But yeah I agree with you to a certain extent and I do think the father should have a say in whether or not a child is aborted... But if the mother doesnt want the child and the father does then the father should be the one to take care of the child... I think its sad that abortion occurs anyway. Just because many women can afford to take care of the child or have the help, and Im not talking about the raped ones and children having children. Im talking about twenty year olds and up just having an abortion because they screwed someone and didnt use proper precautions and then tried to just get rid of the baby... its selfish... anyway I concur with your opinion, and recognize that you have some good points... but there are way to many dead beats out there who wont help when the women really need the help... It takes two to make a baby... ps. I think its great that you are taking responsibility for your child and helping to support them.
123732
I love the idea. If you can't support a child, you can't have them. Sounds cold and logical.
209311
I am wise enough to know that I am not smart enough to say whether abortion is right or wrong. However I feel very strongly that If abortion is outlawed then  it should still be legal in cases of rape, incest and a mothers health. Also I believe a father should be able to stop a  abortion if he will take complete responsibility for the child. Lastly if it is legal then a man should be able to give his rights away to a child if he does not wish to have one. In that case he would not be required to support it. That may sound harsh but if woman whats choice than they cannot Deni it to the father.
638708
This is really just a matter of word play; the words "mother" and "father" have different meanings for everyone, and have hundreds of historic, religious and social contexts to draw from. On strict definition, of course one can not be the other. But men and women, especially in todays society should not feel pressured into adhering to gender roles, and single parents can certainly raise their children by taking on the aspects of both mother and father.
373513
Yes, I think women should have the right to choose.  :)
184430
If its legal for the men to have 4,then the woman should be allowed to have 4 too.
83010
My oppinion is that people should keep what they are born with.  I think that men are born men so that they can fulfill manly duties, and I think that women are born women so that they can fulfill womenly duties. ;)
53141
No, we wouldn't have to factor in the unwanted people if legs would be kept closed and there plenty of people who want but can't have. If self control was practiced we would have a lot less trouble with this topic. There are the few that get raped and whatever the other excuses are but there is adoption for that and as for health...my child has a right to live more than I do...abortion isn't really great for a woman's health either ya know?