Quote From: landavazoI am a mother of 2 children and I think men should have the same rights as we do to have a child. Women and/or girls can terminate pregnancy or adopt out if we feel we can not keep our children and men should have the same rights. On the other hand, these rights need to be strictly overseen so that a father who has been in a child's life for many years cannot "out of the blue" decide he doesn't want his child or children just to get out of paying child support. Just like a woman, there should be a time limit on giving up rights to your child.
This could possibly end some unwanted pregnancies prior to the abortion or adoption stage if this were ever to become a law. Women would possibly stop using a baby as a meal ticket or a way to get a man if a baby isn't wanted by both.
And finally, paternity tests should be mandatory at birth whether a mother is married or not to verify the biological father. The father, at this time, would have to choose to raise the child and/or give up paternal rights. I am definately on the mans side for this one and yes I am married and I do receive
child support and my husband pays child support.
Yes, men should have the same rights as women regarding parenthood. However, don't you think that women using baby as a meal ticket is a little stereotypical? I have a friend who had always thought she couldn't have a baby. When her doctor told her she was pregnant, she was already five months along. All this at 40 years of age. She spent the last half of her pregnancy in total shock.
The father is a deadbeat dad, and wants nothing to do with his son. That's just fine with the boy. He's already said to his school friends that he doesn't have a dad. This is coming from a five year old. His mother is doing a fantastic job of raising him on her own, with no support, financial or otherwise, from the father(or "sperm donor" as I like to call him). As long as the child has a positive male role model in his life, then where is the problem?
By the same token, I also know of some women who have gone down the meal ticket road. I feel the most for the kids. Imagine growing up knowing your mum gave birth to you just for the money they can get from any available source.
Matt needs to think about where this will lead and what sort of individual this whole thing paints him as. His girlfriend may have truly believed that she couldn't get pregnant. Him thinking that she lied to him seems to me to be a bit of a copout, and he'll say anything to get out of his responsibility.
