The question of men’s roles in raising children and their right to financially free themselves from parenthood has been raised by Australian writer Catherine Deveny over the weekend, who wrote for the ABC, “as a feminist, I support men being able to opt out of fatherhood early in a pregnancy via what is known as a financial abortion.”
Expanding on the controversial topic, Deveny continued, “I believe a woman should not be forced to become a mother any more than a man should be forced to become a father. If a man has not said, “I want to have a child with you now-ish”, it is fair to assume he doesn’t, and therefore should be able to legally withdraw from becoming a parent,” adding, “It would also be less traumatic for children, and more empowering for women.”
The article also explored the logistics, potential benefits, and the social stigmas involved with carrying out such a decision.
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So basically what that person is doing is comparing walking away from
The financial responsibility of raising a child as opposed to actually taking the life of one.
Yep, seems the emotional and psychological repercussions of this are equally laid between male and female!!!
Sorry, but if you choose to have sex, you also choose to run the risk of having a baby. Regardless of whether or not the sex is for pleasure.
This goes the same for both male and female.
Don't have sex if you don't want a baby.
That's ultimately the bottom line.
No one is taking the life of a 'child'.
Anyone else feel like this option should only be available to men who chose to have protected sex to prevent this very much unwanted pregnancy that he was so against? Unsure how this would be checked though.