[QUOTE="HoolaHoopMan"][QUOTE="II_Seraphim_II"] I know life isnt fair, that's why in my initial post I said that if we truly want equality and then i went on to explain my point of view. The law states that a man has to pay child support and if, God forbid, I ever have a child with a woman that I dont want, I will pay child support and do my part because that is what the law dictates. My point was that I do not believe the law is just in this regard and was just sharing my views on how it could be amended.II_Seraphim_II
Its a simple concept that keeps flying over your head, so let's break it down.
1) When a man has sex with a woman its implied consent to raise and help any child that may result from the sex. Â This is why he is forced to pay child support by law.
2) Abortion is legal in this country as the bodily rights of the woman supersede that of the growing fetus/embryo.  This is why she can terminate the pregnancy if she chooses to, ITS HER BODY NOT THE GUYS.
Its fairly simple, the man has no say because its not his body, and he must pay child support because he consented to sex in the first place. If the man wants a say then he can come up with a way to take the fetus out of a woman and implant it in himself. Â The fact that the fetus may have half his DNA is irrelevant.Â
You know the way you broke it down did help. Thanks, while I do still feel its a bit unfair, I certainly now do realize the rationale behind the law and I can see where its coming from. Good post. Shit, I had just made another thousand word post responding to you. Oh well. I am going to bring up one more point though. I know a single mother very well; she's a very good friend of mine and has been for years. I knew her in high school, and she was one of the most energetic girls in the school. She's 24 now, five years after having her child, and much of her energy has been drained (at 24 years old!). She rarely gets her due child support. All the money she could potentially make is cut by daycare (until this month, her girl is finally in school) and by the after school hours in which she must care for her kid and can't work. It sure isn't easy on her. If men were able to just walk away after offering to pay for an abortion... well, this situation ain't pretty. You can trust me on that one. 
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