LibertyLemming
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Not the same thing. In the case of an abortion there is no child for anyone to pay for. The slate is wiped clean, so to speak. If the baby is born then it has to be taken care of and both parents need to bear responsibility.
I don't feel bad for guys who get stuck paying child support for a kid they had out of wedlock. They're victims only of their own actions so they need to man up and face the consequences. Birth control is 99.9% affective, so there is no reason for an unwanted pregnancy these days other than shear irresponsibility on the part of both the man and the woman.
Well hence why we are saying it would be done before birth. The double standard is there you just don't seem to have an issue with it. Women can opt out, men cannot.
Your entire last comment could easily be directed at women having abortions.
It's not a double standard, it's nature. If you don't like the way our biology is take it up with God. The child has to be cared for, period. That is the issue here and that is the purpose of child support. Whether or not you find that fair is completely irrelevant because it's not about you or men versus women, it's about the child. Don't get someone pregnant if you aren't ready to be a father and then you'll never have to deal with this situation. It's really quite a simple concept.
I assume you do not advocate legal abortion ?