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10. The message this article gives is that if men would only behave, we wouldn't have to regulate their

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Thu Jan 22, 2015, 01:10 PM

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ladyfriends. It's bizarre.

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Abortion is Legal Because So Many Men Are Lying, Thoughtless, Irresponsible Dicks. [View all] riqster Jan 2015 OP

Hear, hear! Excellent assessment. nt Mnemosyne Jan 2015 #1

Thanks. riqster Jan 2015 #6

I find this a weird approach and one that doesn't really match up with reality. Brickbat Jan 2015 #2

Men should have no legal rights in that decision. riqster Jan 2015 #13

I agree with your subject line. So if it's not about men, why does OP make it about men? nt stevenleser Jan 2015 #27

Point. riqster Jan 2015 #29

^^^^^^^^^^^^^THAT^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ onecaliberal Jan 2015 #43

This message was self-deleted by its author Stryst Jan 2015 #48

Another very important fact that this article misses is the health aspect. lark Jan 2015 #39

I was told after my second child that neither I nor my child would survive another pregnancy. JDPriestly Jan 2015 #61

After my son was born, his mother and I got similar warnings. riqster Jan 2015 #70

Exactly lark Jan 2015 #124

Anti-choicers refuse to accept abortion as health issue Panich52 Jan 2015 #92

Very true. riqster Jan 2015 #101

I think this article misses the mark. Nye Bevan Jan 2015 #3

The point is that the woman and only the woman has the right to choose. riqster Jan 2015 #9

The message this article gives is that if men would only behave, we wouldn't have to regulate their Brickbat Jan 2015 #10

In real life Tsiyu Jan 2015 #66

I'm with you on that, but that's not what the article concludes. Nye Bevan Jan 2015 #15

Agreed, but that is not what the article said. joeglow3 Jan 2015 #19

No legal standing in the woman's decision, no responsibility for their sperm or their child. Righto. appalachiablue Jan 2015 #76

Hmmmmm... ncjustice80 Jan 2015 #123

It's such a difficult but important part of our lives, things seem to change then revert like now. appalachiablue Jan 2015 #128

This message was self-deleted by its author stevenleser Jan 2015 #30

Thanks for posting this :) wavesofeuphoria Jan 2015 #4

Sometimes even happily married heterosexual women get pregnant when they don't want to be. Brickbat Jan 2015 #5

True. And the choice should be the woman's, and ONLY hers. riqster Jan 2015 #8

Right, so why bring deadbeat men into it? Brickbat Jan 2015 #12

Because they figured in the original case and were central to it. riqster Jan 2015 #14

You can't have it both ways. It's not about men, it's about a woman's choice regardless. nt stevenleser Jan 2015 #28

There is really no way to have it both ways kcr Jan 2015 #40

That's just as good an argument for men having say over what pregnant women should do. Brickbat Jan 2015 #32

Because ALOT of women are forced to have children when the men run off. onecaliberal Jan 2015 #44

That was the scenario of the Roe plaintiff. riqster Jan 2015 #71

bringing dust buster for the exploding heads. niyad Jan 2015 #7

Don't Even Know RobinA Jan 2015 #11

I'm starting to think that the OP liked the headline, Nye Bevan Jan 2015 #17

IIRC progressoid Jan 2015 #25

I concur. This article is wrong, even if it's heart may be in the right place. On the literal level, KingCharlemagne Jan 2015 #18

I think you may be partly correct but some people, both Men and Women simply don't want,,, BlueJazz Jan 2015 #16

I hear you. The Roe case involved a man who behaved as described in the OP. riqster Jan 2015 #21

Okay, but then whathehell Jan 2015 #24

"how 'bout they get vasectomies.?" BlueJazz Jan 2015 #35

Yup. whathehell Jan 2015 #53

I know many men who feel the same. Especially married ones, mostly middle aged with wives and appalachiablue Jan 2015 #67

Personally, I equate cheating on your spouse as one of the most unforgivable things ... BlueJazz Jan 2015 #78

Your views about fidelity are honorable and should be more common. The principled, old school boss appalachiablue Jan 2015 #99

Lie to women in order to get laid? Omaha Steve Jan 2015 #20

Yeah, quite the shocker, innit? riqster Jan 2015 #22

This article makes some good points.... sendero Jan 2015 #23

Bollocks. riqster Jan 2015 #33

Not having sex with somebody is still the only 100% foolproof method of contraception mythology Jan 2015 #51

True. Unfortunately abstinence has been proved not to work for the majority. PatrickforO Jan 2015 #55

And what advice do you give men? wavesofeuphoria Jan 2015 #52

Absolutely.... sendero Jan 2015 #81

I agree 100% Go Vols Jan 2015 #109

And don't get raped by him, for Heaven's sake! Easy. appalachiablue Jan 2015 #72

Ahhhh, her body can shut that whole thing down anyways. riqster Jan 2015 #84

Sure, like how women can put aspirin between their legs. Or whip up some exotic 'herbal' stuff appalachiablue Jan 2015 #97

And what about couples who are not ready F4lconF16 Jan 2015 #74

That is not remotely the same thing... sendero Jan 2015 #85

Imagine that. Too many people who disagree with your opinion now how could that be? kcr Jan 2015 #87

No... sendero Jan 2015 #88

Oh, we think it's evil men who are the problem? kcr Jan 2015 #91

"Abortion is Legal Because So Many Men Are Lying, Thoughtless, Irresponsible Dicks"... sendero Jan 2015 #94

Rest away, but I repeat. It doesn't reflect reality. kcr Jan 2015 #95

This sums it up pretty damned well: CrispyQ Jan 2015 #26

Thanks. I could have written the OP better. riqster Jan 2015 #31

+10000 sinkingfeeling Jan 2015 #56

+1000 smirkymonkey Jan 2015 #115

Abortion is legal because women are people. Iggo Jan 2015 #34

+1,000,000 La Lioness Priyanka Jan 2015 #36

Here and I thought it was about a right to privacy in the Constitution. Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #37

Good point! JDPriestly Jan 2015 #63

I heard once that Thurgood Marshall had a bullet fired into his home afterwards.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #112

Never let reality get in the way of a good rant Major Nikon Jan 2015 #118

I have long said that if women would simply SheilaT Jan 2015 #38

Interesting point you make here. CTyankee Jan 2015 #41

I like it. riqster Jan 2015 #42

That subject line is also why a male birth control pill isn't a great idea Orrex Jan 2015 #45

Right up there with checks being in the mail. riqster Jan 2015 #46

Women pay child support, too. Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2015 #47

A lot of people think courts are biased against men kcr Jan 2015 #49

I hope I live to see real identification and research of narcissist and sociopath personalities appalachiablue Jan 2015 #96

This absolutley true. SpankMe Jan 2015 #50

Men and women create a pregnancy together. riqster Jan 2015 #57

This is a really great post! PatrickforO Jan 2015 #54

Good you keep doing that. prove that pro life idiots are not pro life PatrynXX Jan 2015 #58

K&R. But the OP does not begin to deal with the huge problem of unwanted or unhealthy JDPriestly Jan 2015 #59

Granted the OP had a narrow focus. riqster Jan 2015 #69

How men behave is irrelevant! yallerdawg Jan 2015 #60

I get what you are saying and I agree up to a point. alarimer Jan 2015 #62

Thank you Marcia Blackburn for sponsoring your anti-abortion bill Tsiyu Jan 2015 #64

Good point about poverty. riqster Jan 2015 #68

Yes indeed. Tsiyu Jan 2015 #73

As much as I support reproductive choice, I truly hate to see such broad-brush tblue37 Jan 2015 #65

Speaking as a male, I can tell when a "so many men do xyz" statement doesn't apply to me. riqster Jan 2015 #75

Really? Do you think it doesn't happen a lot? That it's actually rare? kcr Jan 2015 #83

Maybe you need to change the way your State handles court order child support. dilby Jan 2015 #77

It's a federal right and child support is only part of the obligation. riqster Jan 2015 #80

There is no law that says a mother has to keep a child after giving birth. dilby Jan 2015 #86

Classic MRA false equivalence crap. riqster Jan 2015 #89

But what do you mean? Like, isn't there craigslist or something? kcr Jan 2015 #93

What is your point? dilby Jan 2015 #98

Ah yes, it's all on the woman, eh? MRA crap. riqster Jan 2015 #100

Take your issue up with nature and evolution. dilby Jan 2015 #102

Had you read the OP, you'd know that I acknowledged Nature. riqster Jan 2015 #104

Yes, but she still has to do something kcr Jan 2015 #90

Well said. riqster Jan 2015 #106

You mean the non-custodial parents wages and that suport is given to the custodial parent, correct? kelly1mm Jan 2015 #129

And Ban Viagra Also misterhighwasted Jan 2015 #79

Damn, I thought it was because medical decisions are a private matter between patients and doctors TheKentuckian Jan 2015 #82

Until power is equally shared... madamesilverspurs Jan 2015 #103

Totally stealing! riqster Jan 2015 #105

"Lying, thoughtless, irresponsible"? Augustus Jan 2015 #107

That is completely wrong. riqster Jan 2015 #108

Women don't need men to "save" them Augustus Jan 2015 #110

Projecting nonsense again. riqster Jan 2015 #111

You're implying it Augustus Jan 2015 #116

What I said is what I said. And I said nothing else. riqster Jan 2015 #117

This title is BS flamtebait. Threedifferentones Jan 2015 #113

. randome Jan 2015 #114

Sometimes women have abortions simply because they don't want to have a baby. Crunchy Frog Jan 2015 #119

I would never endorse an article which generalizes about men like this jimlup Jan 2015 #120

Nowhere does it say all men. riqster Jan 2015 #122

Nevertheless I find both the title and discussion offensive because of generailizations jimlup Jan 2015 #125

Okay, should we thank men for being "lying, thoughtless, irresponsible dicks"? n/t hughee99 Jan 2015 #121

How about a Joni Ernst solution to the male problem? IronLionZion Jan 2015 #126

Unwitting nothing. I am fully aware of what I wrote. riqster Jan 2015 #127