No, he shouldn't have any legal say in abortion. However, as long as women have a legal option for abortion. Men should have a legal option to refuse all parental rights, responsibilities and financial obligations.
1. He should have to be notified in a legally verifiable manner. Such as on video with him confirming the date or him signing a form in front of a notary. If he refuses a peace officer may show up to verify then arrest him for refusing to acknowledge he's been notified.
2. He should get four weeks to decide if he is willing to be a father. Then register with the court his refusal within that month. Not first trimester because some women might wait until it is too late to notify him.
3. If he later helps the woman with the child, financially, child care or otherwise. His waiving of parental rights is nullified and he has to pay all back and future child support. But doesn't gain any parental rights. Basically, he has to cut out and stay out of their lives.
It takes two to make a baby. Just because the child is being created within the woman doesn't make it her body nor just her baby. Said baby has DNA from both the mother and the father and to ignore the father is misandritic in my eyes. So yes, if at all it should be a joint decision. I've seen cases where the woman didn't want the child but the man did and of course in this fantastic gynocentric Misandrist society we live in, the woman gets to do whatever the fuck she wants and the man just has to accept it and move on while continuing to love her? That's absolutely insane to me...
By the way, they both made the choice when they consentually got into bed together. 🤷🏻♂️she can't regret her decision the next day and falsely accuse the man of rape. This is why men are told to get her on video. That's what my counselor told me I should do not when it comes to sex because I'm celibate but merely when hanging out with a woman alone.
No. She decides whether she carries the child or not. It's not up to the partner.
But he should have every right to financial abortion. If she knows he has no interest in being a father /before/ she has the child, then she is willfully choosing to be a single parent and has no right to his wallet.
he should be informed either way, and be involved in the discussion and able to voice his views (abusive, rapist etc is NOT included in that). But ultimately it is her choice.
Exactly.
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What's Your Opinion? Sign Up Now!I think ideally he should get a choice on if he has any sort of involvement. Of course in an ideal world he takes full responsibility, they fall deeply in love. Improve the world a few times and raise a duck named Edgar.
Nope. He's not carrying the baby for 9 months straight. He's not the one going through labor. He's not the one dealing with post-partum issues.
When he does all that, then he gets a choice.
I'm with you to a point I feel he should alt least be informed and be allowed to voice his opinion. But you do get the final decision. And if you agree to have the baby it's something to bring up in the delivery room as you tell him how much you hate him for doing this to you 😂
Nope. I don't think there should be a choice. The baby inside a woman's body is not her body. It has it's own DNA. The only time abortion should be considered is in the event of the mother's life being at risk (and that does include risk of suicide).
No it's her body, her choice and no matter what the outcome of the current challenges to woman's rights made by the Republican bible busting Rednecks women will somehow get abortions.
Would the biological father be later obligated to pay child maintenance for 18 years if she decided to keep the child?
Both decisions should be linked, as while I don't believe a woman should be forced to carry an unwanted pregnancy, a man should not be legally obliged to pay maintenance for 18 years without having any input first.
That's the thing he only gets one choice in the matter his choice was not to wear a condom contract he lost all say to the whole situation the moment he did not wear a condom it's her body she's the boss of it she's the boss of herself she knows what she's going to do and she has that right to do it whatever she wants he has no more saying it
Technically, they both made their choice when they decided to have sex. They both knew that there is a "risk" of pregnancy and yet they both willingly and happily participated.
And since they are both adults who have the right to vote, own property or have a gun, then they should be also able to accept consequences of having sex - the pregnancy.
He can share his opinion but the final say so goes to the woman!
No, he should nit. If he could carry it and deliver it and instead of her, maybe.
I think the man should definitely have a say and the woman should consider his opinion. However, the decision is ultimately up to her.
It’s something the two should decide together unless it’s the result of rape or incest.
I think if one person wants the kid and one doesn't, they should have the kid and the one that doesn't want it should sign over parental rights. (No child support). Whoever wanted to keep the kid should be responsible for the hospital bills since they are the only one keeping the kid afterwards.
Only a murderer would downvote that option. Sick, disgusting, immoral people.
Almost all of the women commenters in this question showed they are sexist and against father's/men's rights.
Agreed, @HighValue. Absolutely sickening
I do not support abortion, but if I did:
A "sperm donor" has no claim.
A husband does.
He should have a say but ultimately it is her decision, even if it's different from what he would want.
Yes. it's his kid, too.
At the end of the day, it's up to the woman.
No but I believe a man should have a path to financial abortion, especially in cases where the man did not or could not consent to the sexual act that created the child.
I wish that there was some kind of formal objection mechanism in place. Not that it would necessarily have the force of law (because it is ultimately the woman's body), but maybe some kind of a disclaimer or waiver of financial liability that basically just says the woman understands and acknowledges the father's objections (or the existance of alternative solutions), but that she has decided to proceed with the abortion anyway.
Again, I'm not entirely sure what the legal benefit of something like that would be, but I think it would be good to at the very least make a note of the father's formal objection.
Your bodily autonomy ends where another living being is involved (the baby).
It’s his kid too. If she wants to keep the baby and he doesn’t then i say tough luck on his part. But if she doesn’t want to keep the baby but he is ready to take 100% custody and responsibility for his child then he has a valid argument. Sure she had to go through the pain and inconvenience of this accident. But after the baby is delivered it’s no longer her problem.
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