Sexist Pro Choice laws.

In our society women are still seen as the "primary care giver" when it comes to kids. Children are still "the woman's domain". So unforunately it is seen as their decisions to make. IT is not right. But it is how it is seen. Personally I think it should work like this...if they both want the child then both equally share the raising and supporting of the child. If one person only wants the child then that person (mother or father) gets the child and the other ones looses all rights to the child but also does not have to support the child. That seems fairer. But then that is just my opinion.

Current abortion laws in the US treat men and women absolutely equally: someone who is pregnant can choose whether to carry to term or abort without regard to whether they're male or female. The willingness of the other parent to accept the responsibilities of raising a child are not relevant because only the pregnant parent has their life and health at risk as a result of being pregnant. Child support laws equally require men and women to support their children. They are not a responsibility between the parents, but between each parent and their child. In cases where only one parent is custodial, the other parent is required to provide financial support. When the custodial parent is the father, the mother generally pays child support.

Hi Ted, I get where you are coming from on this. I do think the fathers should have more say when it comes to the decision of abortion. It's just hard to know where to draw the line. I mean, we could say that before the woman gets the abortion then she needs the father's written approval. That would work fine in many cases but there are going to then be situations where abuse is involved or some other situation that would make that not feasable. I don't know what a fair resolution would be for this but I do agree with you that what we have currently in place is not fair at all to the father. I will say that the laws have improved and once the child is born, they do go after the mother for child support if the father is the one raising the child. The thing with the child that isn't yet born is the mother these days often doesn't even know who the father is. I think if a man knows his wife/girlfriend is having an abortion and he is against it then he should at least be heard in a court before a judge. It's his child and his thoughts should matter. I am a woman and I've never considered myself a victim of anything but my own poor choices in life. I am raising my daughter alone and I don't get child support nor do I ask for it. My daughter does have a relationship with her dad. I do think he could do more in the way of helping her but in the meantime, I just take care of what I know is my responsibility and not worry my little head over what he is or isn't doing.

I had two daughters by my first husband...He managed to hide from the law and got away without paying any of the child support he was court ordered to pay. We were legally married and he did want children. It was only after we had them that he decided he did not want responsibility....lol I did eventually remarry...this one was a loser too. I ended up paying this fellow rehabilitative alimony for a couple of years until he was caught doing roofing. He was supposed to be totally disabled...collecting workers comp and SSD and alimony...OOPs. Not all women get a free ride...

I think may be this case is peculiar.this law tend to protect child not the mother.at most times,laws seems prefer to man.for example,in many countries,the retire age of man are older than woman.

Cool Law! I wish the Philippine government also can implement this kind of law. Women now a days are really that powerful of even more powerful than men.

its like so called "minorities" can't be racist... EXCUSE ME?

I totally agree! For thousands of years women have faced oppression through sexism BUT they have also held all the cards in so many other aspects--we were supported and pampered and although for a long time it wasn't considered "proper" for us to work, we could direct our energies to raising our families, working for charities, furthering social good, etc. Then came the feminists and we lost all the power we had, replaced by financial responsibilities on top of our natural family responsibilities. Everything was upset. As for abortion, there is nothing more heinous or unfair. Women have all the choices and men have nothing but responsibilities. I think a man should have a voice as to whether his child should be murdered. He should have the right to assume parental responsibility for that child if he wishes. I think it should require the consent of both parents if at all possible, preceded by DNA testing to determine parenthood, before a woman can get an abortion. I have known a few men who were haunted by the thoughts of their lost children to which they had no rights. These were men who would gladly have assumed responsibility and required nothing of the "mother" if she would only have let them had the chance to raise the child. It takes two to create life and it should take two to rob a child of it. It should also take two to financially support that life, if at all possible. If we would adopt that attitude as a society, I'm sure we would see more responsible birth control, fewer unwanted children and a huge drop in the rate of abortions.

describe law as sexy seems so horrible