Should a man be responsible for supporting a baby he didn’t want?
The social scientist Dalton Conley wrote a provocative Op-Ed, âA Manâs Right to Chooseâ in the New York Times on this subject a few years ago. He wrote, âBut when men and women engage in sexual relations both parties recognize the potential for creating life. If both parties willingly participate then shouldnât both have a say in whether to keep a baby that results?â
... I tried to imagine I was having an irresolvable conflict with a man over an accidental pregnancy. I told Conley I just donât see a compromise: It has to be the womanâs choice.
He said, âThen the man shouldnât be responsible for the baby.â