Do you think there would be less abortion if men had the legal right to opt out of all legal responsibility?

Question

after a pregnancy takes place and leave the taxpayer on the hook paying his half of the bills until the child is 18?

Based on a recently deleted question posted by someone else.

Answer 1

MY Child MY RESPONSIBLY I pay for her not the taxpayers Thank you

Again we have single parents killing life as we know it c**p.  LOOK you can't have it both ways he left OK he opt out. he is NOT paying for her. but now you are saying that single parents are killing life as we know it. what do you want if i had an abortion you would say i am a killer. but I had my daughter and taking care of her on my own. no support NO family support on my own but I am the bad guy here.

YES I could have given her up but once I became a Christian I knew I had to keep her. she is a happy bright child. she has a roof over her head and food to eat and is well taken care of. I don't want any help from any taxpayers. give ma a d**n break here at least my child is happy and taken care of. if you don't like I am a single parent so what i am not asking for your help.

and you can't have it both way if he opts out or the mother opts out they will still be a single parent deal with it.

EDIT: I am a taxpayer also. I do work to support her so that makes me a taxpayer. just thought I would add that little bit of info. and LORD I wish I could ask my family for some support NOT money just moral support but that won't happen anytime soon. if you have family support consider your self lucky.

Answer 2

We really can't tell until it happens.

Popular opinion is not necessarily truth.

Answer 3

I don't think that would significantly reduce the number of abortions at all, it would just reduce the number of dead beat dads.

Answer 4

I filed an appeal and I expect to re-post the question in it's original, unrevised form.

But to answer your question: Yes.

I do believe that there would be less abortion if women knew that they might have to go it alone. It will force them to consider the consequences of irresponsible s*x outside of non-committal relationships.

P.S. Men should have the same right to opt out. If a woman can decide she is not ready to be a parent AFTER a pregnancy takes place, men should have the same right.

Also, we're already paying high taxes because of single moms who feed the penal system with over 85% of it's prisoners. Single-parent households, in my opinion, is the cancer killing Western civilization.

Answer 5

I'd support giving men the right to opt out (of parental rights as well as responsibilities), but only as a choice you'd have to make before the baby is born. I don't think anyone should get to decide they don't want to be a parent anymore when the kid is like, 3. If the mother knows ahead of time, then she can take that information into consideration when deciding what to do about the baby. If she can't handle it on her own, then (for instance) maybe adoption would be a better choice than keeping it.

Edit: This is just going to get me even more thumbs down, but I don't necessarily think taxpayers should pay for the kid, either. I think welfare is horribly abused already. Ideally, I would prefer it if people did not have kids until they were actually ready to do so. If you can't afford to have a baby, then don't have one. Even if you don't want an abortion, you can still put the baby up for adoption, or (god forbid) get help from other family members.

Answer 6

No. It may surprise you to hear this, but not every issue is about men and what they want. In fact, I don't really see how men being able to give up their responsibility would result in fewer abortions. Women who don't want to be pregnant will continue to consider abortion as an option. Women who find themselves pregnant who want to keep the child will continue to find ways to make it work.

Also, as a taxpayer, I have absolutely no interest in footing the bill for a man to have his fun and then walk off responsibility-free.

Answer 7

h**l NO!!!

Why should I have to pay higher taxes for some stupid woman who is such a s**t. and YES men should opt out I think it's every Man's duty to have as many kids as they want and then opt out and leave the woman alone.  it's our right as Men

Answer 8

uh, wouldn't this result in MORE abortions? if the woman thinks she's going to have to 'go it alone' she's going to be less likely to feel as though she can cope with it

also men won't have any incentive to use precautions which could well result in more pregnancies >>> more abortions

Answer 9

what do you mean ..."opt out", isn't that what over 76% of the men in this country are doing right now?!

I think we would have less abortions if "BOTH" sexes grasp the concept of "BIRTH-CONTROL" :-) and for young ladies to understand that "NO" IS a complet sentence and ok to use.

Answer 10

or...we could leave women responsible for their own child the chose to have.

I am not sure why taxpayers are responsible for that.

Answer 11

Surely there would be more abortion, as women who could have counted on financial support now wouldn't be able to so would go get an abortion :-)

Answer 12

I don't know about more or less abortion, but it would seem that allowing men to have all the s*x they want with no fiscal responsibility might lead to more pregnancies and STIs.

Some men suggest that this arrangement will put pressure on women to change their sexual behavior in order to avoid the financial burden they would shoulder if they did become pregnant.   HOGWASH.   Human sexual  behavior hasn't changed in thousands of years and no modification of law will change it either.    

What you'd end up with is more abortions AND more children who need financial support.