<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(KinkGuy @ Nov 7 2005, 12:36 AM) [post=358713]Quoted post[/post]</div><div class='quotemain'>
If men had to give birth, one or all of the following situations would probably occur:
1) Abortions would be paid for by the Government.
2) Birth control would be available to every man in the country.
3) Comprehensive sex education would be taught in the schools.
4) Free condoms would be available EVERYWHERE.
5) All births would be performed under general anesthesia.
And in all seriousness? If I had to contemplate the possibility of childbirth, I would probably never have sex again.
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Kinkguy, in all seriousness, I think all five of your outlined points would occur, and that was the exact point of the discussion. Men, being the majority of lawmakers would always protect their own interests, and the group that would arise to protest would be labeled "fringe" and jeered at.
Never have sex again? Ha! try it for a month as see how far you get! Not a viable solution for decades or a lifetime.
It is actually my position that society, both male and female, is opposed to the concept of women being able to share the right of having sex for pleasure. While this is viewed as acceptable for men, women are still seen as whores and baby-killers. I guess it's like Christians for me, if a person is a Christian and lives a Christian life, I have no problem with them having a different opinion than mine, but if they only use it to put others down and really don't even practise what they preach, I have a BIG problem with it. When women are pro-life and they have NEVER had an abortion, I can't help but acknowledge their right to their feelings, but a man can never fall into that category so he can only "practise what he preaches" by accepting full responsibility for the unwanted child by:
1) Taking full financial responsibility for the woman's medical bills
2) Supporting her fully while she is off work, no matter how long her doctor recommends
3) Actively help to care for her during the pregnancy or arrange for someone else to do it
4) Relieves her of any and all obligation toward the baby she doean't want
5) After she is recuperated, makes sure that her life is in the same place it was prior to the birth, and leaves her completely out of any future issues.
If all that were the case, I'd consider having an unwanted child if my partner desperately wanted to be a father that badly. Anyone feeling queasy yet? I don't think the issue is hardly EVER about the rights of fatherhood, I have never heard of such a case. While they may exist, it is in the extreme minority. The issue is supposedly about the rights of the unborn, and I'd really like to see how much men would care about the unborn if THEY had to bear them.