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Originally Posted by mixedmedia
I'm not talking about rape. I'm talking about the possible legal coercion of women to stay attached to men they want or need to stay away from. I could see a law like this easily being used to control and manipulate women in unhealthy relationships.
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I can't imagine the courts forcing a pairing of any kind. There's basically no modern precedence, and it would possibly be a violation of the 14th (if you're a good lawyer).
Now that I think about it, one could argue the male's side of parental rights from a stance of the 14th Amendment. Hmm...
What, MM, do you think about the situation described by Rekna in which a father wants the baby and all responsibility, whereas the mother wants to abort? Obviously there is someone more than willing to take full responsibility, but it would require the woman to be pregnant. I see this as a weighing: is it worth 9 months of a woman's life for a man to be a father to his child?
Not an easy question, but no questions worth asking are easy.