A number of women choose to skip birth control in order to get pregnant without partner consent (calling it an “oops”), in order to either get him to marry her, or hit him up for child support. If the plan doesn’t work, she gets an abortion.
A reliable men’s “pill” would take away women’s ability to play that game. Feminists would oppose that.
I seem to recall a case where a man got a vasectomy and did not tell the woman he was with.
http://www.injurylawsourcepa.com/2012/03/vasectomy-fraud-misrepresentation-pa.html
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Husband Hides Vasectomy and Gets Sued by Wife
“Is it illegal in Pennsylvania for a man to conceal his vasectomy from his soon-to-be-wife when she is desirous of having children? Apparently so!”
“Jan Killmeyer Tudor said she married Todd Tudor Dec. 27, 1996, when she was 34 years old. Before marrying, they allegedly discussed their mutual interest in having children. Jan testified that she believed Todd was able to father children as he had three from a previous marriage.”
“Throughout the marriage Jan stopped taking birth control, had sexual relations with Todd, but was unable to conceive. She went on to see a fertility specialist, even undergoing an invasive procedure where dye was injected into her fallopian tubes. It was determined that there were no physical reasons to keep Jan from becoming pregnant. Jan also claimed that throughout the marriage, Todd told her he wanted children. He also expressed this to family and friends. He also reportedly claimed to see fertility specialist.”
“Jan said she experienced emotional distress each month she did not become pregnant. She claimed she stayed in the marriage in order to have a child even though she and Todd were experiencing marital difficulties. Jan reportedly changed employment to put more effort toward conceiving.”
Just think how the courts would react if a couple had the same conversation yet it was the woman who’d aborted their child and did not disclose it to the father.