2010-01-17, 04:56 PM
I would support this under the following condition:
Both partners sign an affidavit that they were using medically approved protective measures, or understood that their were medically approved protections in place to prevent the pregnancy (condom, diaphragm, vasectomy, The Pill, etc). In the event the male lied about his own protection, he's obligated. In the event the woman lied about her own protection, the male has no obligation.
In a situation where it is clearly documented that pregnancy was an unexpected outcome based on preventative measures it is reasonable to allow the male the option of divorcing himself from parental rights/obligations in the event the mother wishes to have the child without his consent (since using prophylactics is an implicit statement that the sexual act is not procreational in nature the mother choosing to have a baby is essentially "changing the rules" to something other than the male signed up for).
There have been some precedents for this, where a woman wished to conceive and rigged things in her favor so that the male thought they were having safe sex when in fact they were not. In such a circumstance the father has every right to decline parental obligation - His sperm was essentially stolen from him and used in a manner he did not condone.
Both partners sign an affidavit that they were using medically approved protective measures, or understood that their were medically approved protections in place to prevent the pregnancy (condom, diaphragm, vasectomy, The Pill, etc). In the event the male lied about his own protection, he's obligated. In the event the woman lied about her own protection, the male has no obligation.
In a situation where it is clearly documented that pregnancy was an unexpected outcome based on preventative measures it is reasonable to allow the male the option of divorcing himself from parental rights/obligations in the event the mother wishes to have the child without his consent (since using prophylactics is an implicit statement that the sexual act is not procreational in nature the mother choosing to have a baby is essentially "changing the rules" to something other than the male signed up for).
There have been some precedents for this, where a woman wished to conceive and rigged things in her favor so that the male thought they were having safe sex when in fact they were not. In such a circumstance the father has every right to decline parental obligation - His sperm was essentially stolen from him and used in a manner he did not condone.
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