Paradoxrifts said:
And the majority of the women attending these slut walks would take it for granted that if a man accidentally gets a woman pregnant, and that they decide to keep the child then that would be his responsibility to take.
It takes TWO to create a pregnancy, both the man and the woman contributing genetic material, and BOTH take responsibility for the child one way or another.
The woman has to raise the child or may suffer stiff criminal penalties if she abandons the child or must prove they are mentally incompetent to have the state take the child from them. If the child does go into social care (foster home or orphanage) then the alimony ends as alimony is paid to the biological mother raising a child not to the child itself.
A man can walk away from his pregnant lover far easier - both socially and legally - than a mother can abandon their child.
Both have to pay their dues, the man has to contribute proportionally far less with alimony which is just a portion of his income, not his time, effort, home or worries. People worry less about paying far more in increased insurance premiums.
And I REALLY HOPE you aren't going to propose forcing abortion on women, that can never possibly work, what if the man wants her to have an abortion and she doesn't, should the police chase her down, arrest her kicking and screaming then strap her to a bed and perform the abortion against her every will!?!? No. Abortion can only ever work as the woman's free choice or else we descend into barbarism.
So considering that, the man has at least some responsibility to the baby he made.
It's not like the man had no choice, it may have been just sexual pleasure to him but the reality is he injected his sperm into her womb, that is how you make babies and no competent man can claim ignorance on that. The only guarantee he ACTUALLY has of not creating a pregnancy is not to put his sperm in her womb, so:
-ejaculate anywhere else other than in her vagina
-use a quality condom that won't split. and stop if you feel it split
-get a vasectomy
Summary:
-men have control over where they ejaculate
-women have control over their womb
-both take responsibility for the baby produced from such biological union
Though I agree in principal, I don't think in practice the law is very effective with the government micro-managing families lives when even if the parents should equally contribute... it ultimately hurts the children if parents are forced to contribute and sabotage parents love for their children.
What should always be attempted first is for parents to willingly support their child, not just in money but in other efforts. A father is more than a paycheque, they need to pass on their unique knowledge and experience as well as be their advocate for their child even if they don't get on with their baby's mother. The court can't force that and forcing payments stand in the way of that. Child support courts should be a matter of last resort, not standard practice. Arbitration, particularly via community leaders is the best solution with child-support-courts only as a threat to be avoided.