Where Are the Men’s Rights?
Hello America and Happy New Year. I want to get on my soapbox today about men’s rights when it comes to pregnancy. I have a problem with the decision-making power of men in regards to pregnancy.
A man have the same power as a woman when it comes to having sex. All that changes when the woman becomes pregnant. A man has no say in regards to if that child should be aborted or not. Don’t get me wrong, I am against abortion, but why does a woman have the right to solely make the decision?
Okay, it is her body and no one should have control over someone else’s body. With that said, the man should have some recourse in the event that they wish not to have the child, and the woman does. What should that recourse be? I suggest that the man shouldn’t have to pay child support. Sounds cold and heartless; I think not.
Let’s look at the facts. In a situation where the man wishes to keep the child and the woman doesn’t, she doesn’t need any permission to abort the child. The man is left powerless to deal with the decision of the woman. Now let’s turn that around. The woman wants to keep the child, but the man doesn’t. Here again, the woman doesn’t need to consult anyone to make that decision. The man is at the mercy of the woman in a situation where both were equal at the start.
If a woman gets pregnant and the parents are at odds about keeping or aborting the child; in the scenario where the woman wants to keep the child, but the man doesn’t, then the woman should lose her priviledge to any financial compensation from the man. This is the only fair thing to do since the woman holds all of the cards. If women aren’t comfortable with this option, then the option for abortion should be relinquished too.
