How can it be that so many posters are so stupid that they think this thread is about me?
It really is laughable that so many of you can't articulate a response to my HYPOTHETICAL situation without resorting to making it personal.
Let me be clear. My kids are grown. I raised my kids. My days of having children are over. This thread is not about my choices. Try not to be so ignorant with your responses
In the 'hypothetical' of a man insisting he should never be responsible for any child he fathers, that's been debunked rationally, logically and legally.
Ignore as you wish. Its not like reality is going to change just because you close your eyes.
I never said never. You've debunked NOTHING. I do not believe that it is unreasonable for a man to have the choice, PRIOR to birth, to not be a father.
Wow, a triple negative. When unraveled......you believe a man should never be held responsible for any child he fathers. Which is exactly what I said.
And that claim has been debunked repeatedly. It creates unequal obligation and is based on a false premise.
First, the unequal obligation. Currently the obligation to support a child is always equal between parents. If a woman aborts, neither have an obligation. If she carries to term, both do. Their obligations are always the same.
You're demanding that a woman be held responsible for every child she bears. But a man never be responsible for any child he fathers. That's unequal obligation. And fails a test of basic equality.
Second, you are working under the assumption that a man's choice or feelings about being a father is the basis of his obligation. It isn't. The child's right to support is the basis of his obligation. If he wants to be a father, if he doesn't, the obligation exists if the child exists. And the child can't abdicate that right.
A father supporting his own children is completely reasonable. And 50 of 50 States agree. From the reddest of the red, to the bluest of the blue, every state rejects the 'father's feeling define obligation' standard. While all embrace the right of a child to receive support from both its parents.