Woman and abortion?

[Mr Bill M]

Why is it that a woman can decide to have an abortion without the fathers input if he wants the child, BUT if she decides to have the child and the father does not want it is forced to support it.What rights does the father have other then what the woman decides???????And should he have the right not to support it if he does not want to.It is only fair.

[katydint]

Looks like the real choice for men is to hold on to those seeds. Once you let 'em fly, they're truly out of your hands.

[blktan24]

your right. men should have rihgts or an opt out nto to pay child support.

[glad2beme08]

What ! Fair? Dead beat Dads have the literal ability to walk away, and they do every day. Keep it in your pants until you are sure you are with someone you can trust and agree with on major issues like this and you'll have no worries.

[Jedi]

i cant believe you even asked thisits really sad

[Fatdude427]

Yes, I suppose that he should have some rights with regard to the child- but think about it. He chose to have sex. He and the female have to take responsibility for their actions. I think it is wrong for the father to not financially support the child, if he is able to do so. Abuse is abuse, whether it is physical, mental, or economical.What about the child's rights?What about the mother's rights?But, I have to admit, I do find your point to be interesting. However, I think that there is a deep disparity when talking about a woman's right to have an abortion and the man's responsibility for financially supporting the child. I think that they are two entirely separate issues.

[coepatte99]

I understand what you are saying...and I have been there. I felt like it was my body and I had to deal with the pain, both mentally and physically. We both made the decision to lie down and have sex unprotected, so at the point, you both know the risk. So if a man absolutely knows that he doesn't want to have any children then he should do everything prior to conception to prevent it (and the woman as well). Being pregnant and making the decision to abort something growing inside of you is not the easiest decision in the world. Once a woman has the abortion the man can walk away pretty much with no attachment to the situation. But a woman wears the mark internally, and with the risk involved she may have trouble conceiving when she is ready. But at the same time, I told my son's father that if he wanted to leave he could, but he didn't want to have a child that he didn't know so he chose to stay (in my son's life) and I am glad that he did, and we have remained close, but there isn't always a happy ending.

[H mom of 3]

Well I must say that it is fair, that is part of what happens when you have sex unprotected and if you did not know if she was protected or not it is your job to protect yourself. Fathers have the right to sign over all parental rights to that child if they do not want it, basically put the child up for adoption, that way if the mom gets married later on and that man wants to he can become that childs legal dad. With doing that though men need to realize, that they will not be required ever to pay a dime in child support, but they will never ever have the right to any visitation with that child or to any contact with that child if thats what the mom wants. In signing over your rights you give up all of the good and the bad of having a baby. So dads do have rights, it is just up to them wether or not they want to do them. The mom has no rights to tell the dad that he can't give up all parental rights either, if dad wants to he can and there is nothing that mom can do about it.