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mixedmedia · 01-23-2008, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by willravel

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).

You don't seem to be taking into consideration that women don't pop babies out like jujubes. Carrying a baby to term and then giving them up to someone you have negative feelings about could be very...emotionally complicated.

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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.

I did address it with this:

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Originally Posted by mixedmedia

This does not take into consideration the considerable emotional effects of bearing and having a child. And what if the father cannot afford to do these things and still wants the baby? Or, is this going to be a law designed for the privileged?

I think life sometimes just isn't fair. And if men want to have children, they need to find someone who wants to have them with them. Last time I checked I didn't notice any shortage of kids running around. Pushing an issue like this will only be detrimental to women's rights to privacy and control of their reproductive systems. Backwards.