I was pro-life for emotional reasons for a long time & still am for myself. But I see that perceptions of embryos as babies is simply false.
I'm conflicted but I have to come down on side of 'yes' I think pragmatically. Otherwise state is paying for his child.
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Its fine saying "Woman wants it & shld pay for it" but can she? Both careless & responsible & children need things.
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Can't accept "We both caused this problem. If you don't fix it by invasive medical procedure, you're on your own."
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But I could see a case for woman taking more financial responsibility if she did want baby & he didn't or vice versa.
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I guess if he wanted the child and she didn't, the final decision goes to her in the end. Which makes sense.
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Yes, but if she'd go for adoption over abortion & father wants baby, she shld still support but less moral responsibility.
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I hadn't thought of that option either.
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Same principle. A man shldn't be forced into option of 'give baby up for adoption or manage alone.' Both responsible.
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But I think he'd have moral responsibility to be independent as soon as he cld if woman doesn't want child & he does.
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it's a tough one. More unsure where I stand on that; I lean a bit towards no myself.
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I see the argument for it but in practice, I think there'd be various degrees of responsibility.
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All very well 4 man to say "If it were me, I'd have an abortion so not my responsibility." He'll never have to prove that.
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yeah, I suppose it's much more nuanced. Definitely should have more discussion on the topic. I'd like to know more about it.
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Yeah. I think if we looked at many cases, we'd find ones in which he shld def pay half &ones in which he shldn't pay at all
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