I'm kinda torn about this. Like, I understand the current situation can feel unfair, but it's so much easier to legally distance yourself from the child than to go through with an actual abortion that it just creates another imbalance in favor of the man.
And honestly, if you make a woman pregnant, you have some moral responsibility to support her through it, even if it was an accident. It should be treated as something that happened to both of you, not just her. Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think saying you can't just shrug and walk away from the mother of your child is equivalent to trad-caths talking about how you have a responsibility to complete an unwanted pregnancy. Until we have a system where children are raised by the community and this isn't an issue any more, it's a better idea to make sure child support won't break the back of guys with poor economy.
it’s so much easier to legally distance yourself from the child than to go through with an actual abortion
But the alternative is pregnancy and childbirth, which are significantly harder and worse than an abortion (assuming abortions are legal and available). The pregnant person has to go through with some sort of unpleasant medical procedure either way.
I'm kinda torn about this. Like, I understand the current situation can feel unfair, but it's so much easier to legally distance yourself from the child than to go through with an actual abortion that it just creates another imbalance in favor of the man.
And honestly, if you make a woman pregnant, you have some moral responsibility to support her through it, even if it was an accident. It should be treated as something that happened to both of you, not just her. Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think saying you can't just shrug and walk away from the mother of your child is equivalent to trad-caths talking about how you have a responsibility to complete an unwanted pregnancy. Until we have a system where children are raised by the community and this isn't an issue any more, it's a better idea to make sure child support won't break the back of guys with poor economy.
But the alternative is pregnancy and childbirth, which are significantly harder and worse than an abortion (assuming abortions are legal and available). The pregnant person has to go through with some sort of unpleasant medical procedure either way.
Is it really a comfort to have the 'support' of someone who doesn't even want to be part of your/your child's life?