Abortion- but for men.

Sorry, but what about adoption or Safe Havens? Those require about as much "signing a paper" as this option (ignoring going through the whole pregnancy thing which I'll admit is kind of a big deal)

Pregnancy (which has tons of bullet-points itself), labour, the permanent effects of labour, separation anxiety, feelings of guilt and abandonment. That's hardly just "signing a paper." For most women none of these choices are easy (abortion or surrendering the child) and often come with long term effects. Assuming the father were a part of the relationship up to the time of surrender - for a typical male - the most he would feel would be some guilt and sadness. It just doesn't seem comparable. (Also keep in mind that the male in this scenario wouldn't want parental rights since they're giving up the child)

But rick wanted us to stay on abortions so again I'm diverting from the tracks.