Men have no right to reproductive choice

Men have no reproductive rights?

Wow. Are you guys serious?

There's this thing called "male abortion" where, if a woman gets pregnant unintendentally, the man can relinquish his parental rights if she chooses to carry the child to term.

I say, give men that right.

Why?

Because...who needs you? Not the kids cause you guys wouldn't suggest the "male abortion". If women needed you they wouldn't sleep with you unless they were willing to be single parents.

Oh well, screw you guys.

I am a man. I feel sorry for men for having no reproductive choice but you take the risk when you have sex that it might result in children.

Once a woman is pregnant all your choices as a man go out the window. You have an easy choice however, whether to get her pregnant or not in the first place. You can try all you like to deflect responsibility away from your gonads, but it won't work. She didn't get pregnant by some miracle, she got pregnant because you *made* her pregnant. Take responsibility for your testes and grow up and be a man.

"1. A man cannot insist on an abortion."
True, but if he didn't want a baby, he could "insist" on not impregnating the woman in the first place.

2. A man cannot insist on the morning after pill.
True, but if he didn't want a baby, he could "insist" on not impregnating the woman in the first place.

3. A man cannot force the woman not to betray the trust that he placed in her.
True, but if he didn't want a baby, he could "insist" on not impregnating the woman in the first place.

Why is it that the decision on concieving a child is mostly down to the man. I've wanted another baby for a while but my partner says no. I feel totally ready yet no matter how I feel if he's not ready I dont get any choice.

The first was unplanned, yet I was blamed for getting pregnant on purpose. My partner also refuses to talk about the subject of more children.

So my gripe is why do men see this subject as what they want rather than realising it shoudl be a joint decision.

1. A man cannot insist on an abortion.

2. A man cannot insist on the morning after pill.

3. A man cannot force the woman not to betray the trust that he placed in her.

What you seem to be suggesting is that if, for example, a man and a woman agree to have sex together without a condom, then it is perfectly legitimate for her to renege on the deal and decide to have a baby. In my opinion, such an attitude is contemptible, and it reflects the rather common but distasteful view that women should bear no responsibility for choices that they alone can make - in this case, the choice to have, or not to have, a baby.

But, yes, you a right, a man can always keep his penis to himself, or insist on using a condom. And this is exactly what my advice would be, given that so many women cannot be trusted.

And you, clearly, agree with this view.

You are actually admitting that if a man wants to be assured of not fathering a baby then he must not trust the woman that he is with.

In other words, you must be of the view that many women are untrustworthy.

I agree.

The difference between us is, therefore, that you think that when a woman betrays this trust, she should be allowed to get away with it. Indeed, you actually try to blame the man for trusting her - I.E. you 'blame the victim'. Basically, you are saying that if he is stupid enough to trust her then he should pay the price.

oh my god! what an awfull excuse for a man, get a grip! as everyone else has said, keep it in your pants if you dont want kids you retard.

If you don't want a child, don't have sex. No ifs, no buts, no contraception, no pills, just keep it in your trousers. You'll never have to make this kind of gripe ever again. Guaranteed.

This is absolutely appalling. Men do have "reproductive rights". If you don't want a baby, don't get someone pregnant. Pathetic little boys who want to call themselves "men" but can't take responsiblity for their own actions need to grow up, man up, or stop making choices they can't handle. Absolutely disgusting that you could find justification for a grown man (or woman for that matter) to abort their child bc of their own irresponsibility and selfishness. Where did it ever become okay to think we have a "right" to sex apart from babies? The two go hand in hand.

"Men only have 1 choice: Have sex, or not."

Some men don't have that choice. Depends on the wife and mine isn't that accommodating!

"Men only have 1 choice: Have sex, or not."

I'm waiting for one of the girls to come back to you on this one! They'll make a better job of it than I could.

Women can chose to have abortions (or not), to use contraception (or not), to be truthful with their sexual partners about that contraception (or not), and of course to have sex (or not), and to be truthful about the biological father of their children (or not).

Men only have 1 choice: Have sex, or not.

If you've enough common sense to be aware that women have more choices than men, you should have enough common sense to avoid having sex unless you are absolutely certain you would deal with the consequences of a possible pregnancy (expected or otherwise).