Birth Control Isn’t Really About “Women’s Health.” It’s About…

BigThink ^ | 02/17/2012 | Pamela Haag

[DNA.2012]

Having custody of one’s own children is a good thing, not a burden.

[oldenuff2no]

I did not say it was a burden, I said it was the hardest job that I have ever done. I have built and sold two successful business, I’m a retired AB ranger, but I am most proud of being a successful and effective father.

[DNA.2012]

Great. And more fathers should have the opportunity to raise their own children instead of being treated as ATMs.

[oldbrowser]

Calling pro-life positions a "war on women's health" is like

calling pro drug enforcement positions a "war on medicine".

[oldenuff2no]

Way too many get mad at the court system and choose to move on start another family and leave the past behind them. I am a firm believer that men need to make their children a priority in their lives even if they do not have custody. That means don’t run out and try to replace them.

[DNA.2012]

men need to make their children a priority in their lives

True. Also true that the system needs to be radically changed so it is no longer actively working against fathers.

[steve8714]

Cigarettes and beer.

[trebb]

I didn't say I supported it or that I want to pay for it I just defined the discussion. Point in fact that is being totally ignored on this board is that for each of the pregnancies that you don't want to pay for there is a man making a very intentional contribution. Why are we not bringing him into this financial equation? You are placing the entire burden of being pregnant on the woman. How does that work????? Are you sexist, irresponsible, or do you feel that men just can not make the proper choice to not impregnate a woman?

Wow - sore spot? Men are just as responsible as women when it comes to preventing pregnancies - I don't think we should pay for either sex. If both fail to take precautions, then let them live with the "mistake" and pay for it too. How does that make me sexist and/or irresponsible? It sounds to me like you have a more sexist chip on your shoulder than I.