Reply #72: you make many valid points [View All]

However, I cannot agree with you entirely.
People are going to have irresponsible sex everyday. We cannot stop that. Unless we want to turn everyone into fundies and only have sex to procreate within marriage, then this is an issue that cannot be solved.
Should men have a say? Yes, it is half of their DNA. However, not all men are responsible enough to have a say (just as not all women should have children). Is the system biased against men? Absolutely, but it may be necessary so that innocent children are able to receive the basics in life that they need.
Your explanation of your views is way to black and white... Are women who meet men in a bar supposed to give them a questionaire before they partake in a one-night-stand?? How about men? From my experience, pregnancy is the last thing on a man's mind-especially in the heat of the moment (but I could be wrong).
Overall, we do need better forms of birth control for men (vasectomy, condoms, and abstinence do not provide the greatest variety) so that they can better control the outcome of their sexual escapades.
My opinion is that anyone who decides to have sex, unprotected or not, with the purpose of getting pregnant or not, must bear the consequences of their actions. If that means 18 years of child support payments, then so be it.