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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?
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At the same time you aren't considering the emotional affect of someone else aborting your child could have on you. As for affording I believe that all health care involving pregnancy should be covered by the government for everyone. For fathers who can't afford the lost wages I'm sure the right to life people would love to do some charities that would help pay for those costs in cases that people can't afford it. Also just because you can't help everyone doesn't mean you shouldn't help anyone.....
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Originally Posted by JinnKai
I agree with the "sperm is a gift" sentiment, such that it's no longer your property and you have no claim to it, just as you wouldn't have claim to own part of a person after you spit on them.
What I do think should occur, however, is that the father should be able to provide a signed Statement of Intent prior to the second trimester of pregnancy.
He can either declare his intent to support the child to term and until the age of 18 or declare his intent to NOT support the child until adulthood.
Armed with this information, if the woman decides to conceive, she will be very well aware of the potential consequences. Knowing that there is a signed statement of intent to NOT support the child, she may be more inclined to not bring the child to term. If she does, though, and the man has declared intent to support, then he should be legally liable for support.
In my mind, a man only has rights to a fetus after he has declared intent to support.
Really this is something that should be discussed informally by people having sex, but in the event of a one-night stand that results in pregnancy, a legal Declaration of Intent would suffice.
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This is a bad idea because it encourages abortions. Dead beat dads would be jumping all over this to get out of paying. The government shouldn't ban abortion but they should have incentives to lessen the number of them that happen. For example, free pregnancy related health care and better adoption agencies which are FREE.