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Post Conception Opt-Out FOR MEN

The Madonna/Whore Complex which inundates our society typically places both accolades and accountability squarely on the shoulders of the mother because the womb is where the fetus develops. Tragically, the rights of fathers are often ignored while their responsibilities are etched in stone in courtrooms across America, exacerbating a judiciary imbalance that potentially undermines the father’s position by relegating him to sperm donor status.
Actually it is you who regulate men to the position of just a sperm donor when you argue that is all you have to donate and cry a river when asked to financially support the result of your donation.
 
Actually it is you who regulate men to the position of just a sperm donor when you argue that is all you have to donate and cry a river when asked to financially support the result of your donation.
There is, however, a controversial argument that has been swept under the rug. While pro-choice legislation makes the rights of the mother clear, at what point is a father able to say, ‘I do not want this child’? Whether pro-life or pro-choice, we should all be able to agree that the quality of life is just as important as life itself, and when faced with the pivotal decision of whether or not to continue a pregnancy, both parents must be included in the dialogue. If not, ultimately, it is the child who suffers.
 
There is, however, a controversial argument that has been swept under the rug. ....... Whether pro-life or pro-choice, we should all be able to agree that the quality of life is just as important as life itself, and when faced with the pivotal decision of whether or not to continue a pregnancy, both parents must be included in the dialogue. If not, ultimately, it is the child who suffers.
Yes, in all of this wrangling and refusal of responsibility it is the child that suffers. Excellent comment.
 
Yes, in all of this wrangling and refusal of responsibility it is the child that suffers. Excellent comment.
Won't be a child if the mother does the right thing
 
Yes, in all of this wrangling and refusal of responsibility it is the child that suffers. Excellent comment.

That question, over and over, demonstrates that some men believe that men are entitled to sex without (reproductive) consequences. They were, historically, but no longer are. Women never have been, nor are we now, 'entitled' to having sex without consequences. If we dont want consequences, we have to decide before having sex.

So the answer to his question is perfectly clear: before the man has sex.

Now it's equal: neither are entitled to sex without consequences. They lie when they claim it's not equal...they're just pissed that men can no longer have sex without consequences.




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“Up until now, reproductive choice has been seen as a woman’s issue: you’re either pro-life or pro-choice... If we expect men to be responsible, isn’t it right to give them some choices too?”

“I’m not talking about fathers opting out of obligations that they’ve committed to. I mean early in pregnancy, if contraception failed, men should have a choice, and women have a right to know what that choice is as they decide how to proceed.”
 
Yes, in all of this wrangling and refusal of responsibility it is the child that suffers. Excellent comment.
So he held her in a prison denying her the right to bodily autonomy and to have an abortion?
 
A woman doesn't inseminate herself. The inseminator cannot avoid responsibility for his action. Neither can he usurp the woman's control of her own bodily sovereignty.
Nobody can usurp control over her body... if a child is brought into this world that will suffer it is by her choice.
 
There are also a class of women who intentionally get pregnant to either entrap men into marriage and support, or failing in that, just to get child support.
I know two women who did that. One who intentionally got pregnant knowing she would dump the guy. She literally went out looking for a guy that met her physical specifications and the other woman got pregnant when their plans to have her move off to where he lived failed and suddenly, "surprise! I'm pregnant!!" and he was stuck.

Not many do that but if I personally know of two then I bet there are others that I know that did it that I don't know about.
 
So do men, wear a condom. And no I do not even like having to point out how much you rely on cliches. And they are cliches when you refuse to explain the meaning of them.
Condom is pre conception. As wrong as they are about conflating a result with a right, they are talking about post conception, which would include if a condom fails. Any discussion of BC in this thread is a red herring.
 
I know two women who did that. One who intentionally got pregnant knowing she would dump the guy. She literally went out looking for a guy that met her physical specifications and the other woman got pregnant when their plans to have her move off to where he lived failed and suddenly, "surprise! I'm pregnant!!" and he was stuck.

Not many do that but if I personally know of two then I bet there are others that I know that did it that I don't know about.
And I know of a guy that intentionally put a pinhole in his condoms so his girlfriend would get pregnant and not be able to leave for college. And I've read of other men doing it to tie women to them. Even on Law and Order, lol.

So what's your point? I posted this previously:

People treat each other like shit in relationships all the time for a million reasons. What kind of govt oversight do you need here? Do you think it's appropriate for the govt to be legislating relationship behavior? Let's keep that to a minimum, eh?​
Dont sleep with miserable people...good advice for either sex.​



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In all fifty states, once a child is born, the rights of the child supersede the parents, so the status quo is not likely to change; however, with abuse, abandonment and neglect being recurring themes for many unplanned children, what exactly is forced parenthood granting them the rights to?
 
From a care perspective, what the OP is REALLY suggesting is that women have ALL the choices. Woemn can kill the baby if it is inconvenient to them or they can keep the baby. If the woman has the right to choice, the man should be given the same right to choice. Men choose to kill the baby because it wil be inconvenient to them, or men have the right to opt out of all responsibility if the woman refuses to kill the baby...again...out of convenience.

Seems perfectly fair. It doesnt force the woman to kill the baby, nor does it force the woman to keep the baby. It just gives the man the same options the women have. How could any woman complain about that?
 
From a care perspective, what the OP is REALLY suggesting is that women have ALL the choices. Woemn can kill the baby if it is inconvenient to them or they can keep the baby. If the woman has the right to choice, the man should be given the same right to choice. Men choose to kill the baby because it wil be inconvenient to them, or men have the right to opt out of all responsibility if the woman refuses to kill the baby...again...out of convenience.

By this logic, you still can't have men equal. A man can't choose to keep the child if she doesn't choose to the keep the child.

Seems perfectly fair. It doesnt force the woman to kill the baby, nor does it force the woman to keep the baby. It just gives the man the same options the women have. How could any woman complain about that?


It's not the same choice as women have that you are asking for. For you to have the same right as a woman then the woman would have the right to opt out financially whether or not an abortion occurs. In the end he does have the same rights and choices as she does. Equal rights do not automatically mean equal results.
 
By this logic, you still can't have men equal. A man can't choose to keep the child if she doesn't choose to the keep the child.




It's not the same choice as women have that you are asking for. For you to have the same right as a woman then the woman would have the right to opt out financially whether or not an abortion occurs. In the end he does have the same rights and choices as she does. Equal rights do not automatically mean equal results.
That is a legal opinion. Let's let the courts decide
 
There is, however, a controversial argument that has been swept under the rug. While pro-choice legislation makes the rights of the mother clear, at what point is a father able to say, ‘I do not want this child’? Whether pro-life or pro-choice, we should all be able to agree that the quality of life is just as important as life itself, and when faced with the pivotal decision of whether or not to continue a pregnancy, both parents must be included in the dialogue. If not, ultimately, it is the child who suffers.
A man can say that at any time. Nothing stops a man from walking out of a marriage and children and never coming back. Divorces happen all the time, dead beat fathers are quite common.

However the male is still bound by the responsibility of his own actions. A child he helped to bring into this world is a responsibility he should not be able to ignore.

And again, no one is asking the man to be a father . That word belongs only to men who want to raise their children not to people like you who want to abandon a child and have no responsibility for.
 
From a care perspective, what the OP is REALLY suggesting is that women have ALL the choices. Woemn can kill the baby if it is inconvenient to them or they can keep the baby. If the woman has the right to choice, the man should be given the same right to choice. Men choose to kill the baby because it wil be inconvenient to them, or men have the right to opt out of all responsibility if the woman refuses to kill the baby...again...out of convenience.

Seems perfectly fair. It doesnt force the woman to kill the baby, nor does it force the woman to keep the baby. It just gives the man the same options the women have. How could any woman complain about that?
A baby is a child outside of the womb. Neither men or woman have a legal right to kill a baby.

And again yours is another pitiful attempt to demonise women by suggesting it is just out of convenience. The woman can also be making a decision that is best for her situation. While you are only insisting she make a choice that is convenient for you.
 
Condom is pre conception. As wrong as they are about conflating a result with a right, they are talking about post conception, which would include if a condom fails. Any discussion of BC in this thread is a red herring.
That would be just giving into the myth of being treated as equal. Men have a right to avoid a pregnancy by wearing condoms. Only a woman needs be concerned about making a decision post conception but for men the equality is in their making a good pre conception decision.
 
That would be just giving into the myth of being treated as equal. Men have a right to avoid a pregnancy by wearing condoms. Only a woman needs be concerned about making a decision post conception but for men the equality is in their making a good pre conception decision.
Not really. The discussion is about the rights of both post conception, and the equality of those rights. That is why birth control is a red herring. The woman's right to an abortion comes from her bodily autonomy right, and is the exact same rights as a man. As I keep point out to them, equal rights do not automatically mean equal results.
 
Not really. The discussion is about the rights of both post conception, and the equality of those rights. That is why birth control is a red herring. The woman's right to an abortion comes from her bodily autonomy right, and is the exact same rights as a man. As I keep point out to them, equal rights do not automatically mean equal results.
it is not just a discussion of equality of rights. It is also a discussion of responsibility. Women cannot opt out they must make a decision and be responsible for their actions. While these men are asking for the exact opposite. The right to opt out by not being responsible for their own actions.
 
A baby is a child outside of the womb. Neither men or woman have a legal right to kill a baby.

And again yours is another pitiful attempt to demonise women by suggesting it is just out of convenience. The woman can also be making a decision that is best for her situation. While you are only insisting she make a choice that is convenient for you.
I'm not 'demonising' women...in line with the question posed in the OP, I'm offering the same 'choices' to men. Why is it that when it comes to responsible coices for babies for men, pro abortionists suddenly shit themselves and freak out?
 
By this logic, you still can't have men equal. A man can't choose to keep the child if she doesn't choose to the keep the child.




It's not the same choice as women have that you are asking for. For you to have the same right as a woman then the woman would have the right to opt out financially whether or not an abortion occurs. In the end he does have the same rights and choices as she does. Equal rights do not automatically mean equal results.
True...the choices wont ever be truly equal because the woman is the only one that can actually choose to butcher the baby if they find it inconvenient. And the OP isnt suggesting taking that right from the woman...merely sharing responsibility...or lack thereof. Its rather hypocritical to claim that a woman that wants to kill her unborn child can do so, by her own choice, and that the man 1- has no say and 2- should be held accountable...ESPECIALLY when the pro slaughter crowd demands NO accountability from women.

I think the premise offered in the OP is fair.
 
I'm not 'demonising' women...in line with the question posed in the OP, I'm offering the same 'choices' to men. Why is it that when it comes to responsible coices for babies for men, pro abortionists suddenly shit themselves and freak out?
By suggesting that women act just for convenience when actually women are exercising responsibility by making such decisions then yes, it is demonising women. And even ironic when you are actually advocating men should be able to walk away from their own actions for no real reason other than it is convenient for them.

Also this kind of emotional pleading again that pro choice are freaking out or by pretending babies are being killed is not a sign of you arguing in good faith but more a person who will say any lie they think will back them.
 
By suggesting that women act just for convenience when actually women are exercising responsibility by making such decisions then yes, it is demonising women. And even ironic when you are actually advocating men should be able to walk away from their own actions for no real reason other than it is convenient for them.

Also this kind of emotional pleading again that pro choice are freaking out or by pretending babies are being killed is not a sign of you arguing in good faith but more a person who will say any lie they think will back them.
Women DO act for convenience in their decision to slaughter 800,000 unborn children every year in the US alone. Oh sure...there are a handful every year that are a bi-product of incest...another handful that are the result of rapes, and some with legit concerns over the life of the mother in the birthing process. But its silly and just plain a lie to presume that the extreme vast majority of women that choose to abort do so because the baby is an inconvenience.

That statement isnt a judgment...its a fact. All the OP is suggesting is that men should have the same role in the decision making process as women and all of a sudden you are shitting yourself. Men CANT force adoptions...women CAN...so men should have the option to opt out of the childs care if the woman refuses his choice to abort.
 
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