Women have all the control when it comes to becoming a parent. Should men have the right to opt out of parental responsibility?
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LeopoldBloom · M
People should maintain control over the child as long as it is in their body. Unfortunately for men, that control ends as soon as their sperm exits their penis. Exerting legal control after that would be like me donating blood, then demanding that the recipient vote the way I tell him to.
Once the child is born (or a little earlier), the woman also loses control and the state's authority begins.
This question is usually posed by MRAs or MGTOWs when they say that since a woman can avoid paying child support by having an abortion, the father should be able to have a "paper abortion" by giving up all interest in the child. But this would give him legal rights the woman doesn't have. In practice, both genders are treated the same. If the father is the custodial parent, the mother pays child support. Allowing people to evade this would place an extra burden on the state, as some benefits, such as section 8 housing, are based on the recipient's income. As a taxpayer, I don't think I should have to subsidize some guy who wants to dip his wick with no consequences.
One solution would be to have both parties sign a contract before having sex, in which they both agree to not demand child support if the other person has custody of the child. However, it's possible that a guardian ad litem could sue on the child's behalf even if the custodial parent didn't.
So to avoid this, women should be allowed to have abortions, and men need to keep their pants zipped.
Once the child is born (or a little earlier), the woman also loses control and the state's authority begins.
This question is usually posed by MRAs or MGTOWs when they say that since a woman can avoid paying child support by having an abortion, the father should be able to have a "paper abortion" by giving up all interest in the child. But this would give him legal rights the woman doesn't have. In practice, both genders are treated the same. If the father is the custodial parent, the mother pays child support. Allowing people to evade this would place an extra burden on the state, as some benefits, such as section 8 housing, are based on the recipient's income. As a taxpayer, I don't think I should have to subsidize some guy who wants to dip his wick with no consequences.
One solution would be to have both parties sign a contract before having sex, in which they both agree to not demand child support if the other person has custody of the child. However, it's possible that a guardian ad litem could sue on the child's behalf even if the custodial parent didn't.
So to avoid this, women should be allowed to have abortions, and men need to keep their pants zipped.
