Abortion Rights For Men: Part II

Here we go again. Cathy Young via Instapundit talks about Fatherhood Rights and the injustice to men having to pay child support. She says:

Maybe there is no good answer to the dilemma of male reproductive rights. Still, it is an issue that should prompt us to rethink some deeply held assumptions. It should make us realize that, if men who want a right to be released from their parental obligations seem callously egocentric to many people, that's how women who want abortion on demand look to many anti-abortion advocates. It should make us ponder the fact that, while paternal desertion is often cited as evidence of male irresponsibility and selfishness, more than a million American women every year walk away from the burdens of motherhood.

Above all, perhaps, the issue of men's reproductive autonomy brings home the fact that abortion can create a radical imbalance rather than equality between the sexes. For years, women have been sending a mixed message to men: Sometimes we expect them to be full partners in child-rearing, sometimes we treat them as little more than sperm donors, walking cash machines or bystanders. If men's parental role is to be taken seriously, women need to assume a moral, if not legal, obligation to involve their partners in any decision about pregnancy and we all need to have a serious conversation about men's reproductive rights -- no matter where that conversation may lead.

My response is always the same: this argument is tossed on its ear once abortion is illegal. When a woman must deal with the consequences of her choice, so must a man. End of story. This is obviously what is best for the child--unless you view death as a benefit.

It is repungnant to me the lost lives because of the absolute selfishness of all involved. Men, don't want a kid? Don't believe the woman when she says "the doctor told me I can't get pregnant" (you can almost see the man salivate: I've hit the safe sex jackpot!!! Yippee! No condom! Fun! Fun! Fun!) she is lying. Don't believe a woman who says she is faithful about her birth control. Even if she is, you have STDs to worry about. Glove up! If I were a man, I would make sure to clean up after myself--just in case. Nope, not the trusting type.

And women, make the man wear a condom. Grow up! Have the conversation. If you can't you're in no position to do the act you can't bring yourself to talk about. And if you want a baby so bad, don't be a manipulative so and so. Go buy some sperm, don't use a guy to get what you think you need. If you do, allow him to walk away. You give us all a bad name.