I know a man blowing his load requires no labored effort, but surely men must realize the consequences of such an action if a woman ends up pregnant and keeps the baby. If conservatives cared about personal responsibility, they would address this.
Personally i don't think a man should be legally obligated to stay, but I also support a woman's right to choose. Everybody wins with that compromise.
I think when it comes to "personal responsibility", male RWs will pontificate about it endlessly when it serves to self-righteously shame easy targets like single mothers on welfare. It just makes them feel better about their own insecurities I guess. When it comes to issues closer to home like a father's role in the child's life, they keep their mouths shut like the hypocritical cowards that they are.
most anti-choice activists are men. probably up to 80% of anti-choice activists. this isn't about "life" or anti-choice activists would be lobbying for readily available birth control and readily available heath care for pregnant women and the children who come from that pregnancy. they would be lobbying for education and job training programs and enhanced assistance programs of every type to encourage women to see the pregnancy to term. they would also have a significant adoption network for those who chose to see the pregnancy to term but could not care for a child.
they do none of these things. it is about "punishing the harlots". if you push any of these men far enough the only response is that they "should have thought about that before they had sex".
true story.
then they say..."well a man should have some say and if he says he doesn't want to be a father he shouldn't have to pay child support".
anyone who has ever dealt with issues of support in court can tell you that the argument that they told the woman not to have the child would be used in almost every case.
luckily, the recent decision of the Supreme Court in the Texas clinic case was the strongest pro-choice decision in ages and will hopefully put the issue to rest.
and for the uninformed, fetus mens pregnant as well but i guess ignorant trolls wouldn't understand that.