this, sounds like Dan is pushing to give men a way to get out of the relationship with child so she can have it for herself and you know the rest, fookin molesterol
Because. A woman can have an abortion. Without the man's consent. Therefore I'm pro "abortion in theory", meaning she actually gets to have her baby if she wishes (for some reason only women can decide if fetuses live or die), but if the man changes his mind at the start of the pregnancy, it can be terminated, in theory, for him. That means it is not his baby and he will not pay a dime. On the other hand, he will have no right to ever see this baby when it's born.
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Because the fact that only one gender can reliably use birth control and only one gender can access abortion, means one gender has all the power, when it comes to having a child. Making men subject to the whims of the woman in this case. If she decides to go through with it, despite the male partner not wanting to, there's little he can do about it at this point. Male birth control would give men an option, independent of the womans choices, to not create a pregnancy. And therefore, any pregnancy that does occur, is equally the responsibility of both parents. Making child support a vastly more fair concept.
Having a legal course for the man to "opt out" at an early stage, is a huge improvement, but not a complete solution.
Men (and women for that matter) do have the ability, in most states, to give up legal rights to a child, thus allowing them to avoid further child support. Most men, however, do not take that option as it is basically a statement that they don't give a fuck and will never care enough to ask to see the child. This document can be completed and brought to court at any time.
The expiration of the opt out phase should be nullified, if the woman fails to inform the man. It seems obvious, but perhaps there are complications I'm overlooking.
A person must be notified that they have a child in order for proceedings to collect child support begin.
"Edit: Was still thinking of Xena's vasectomies. If you mean condoms, yeah, they are the best solutions since they protect against STDs too."
First off, I'm fairly sure she was attempting to be humorous. Secondly, I don't mean condoms. Because that too, in some way, involves the woman. I'm talking about a male birth control pill. 100% control means 100% culpability.