[monocle]

There is a collateral issue. If a woman decides to have the baby and burden the father with support payments, should the would-be-father have the right to demand an abortion or be legally released from any and all obligations.

I raise this issue not because I am for choice but rather to consider all the issues involved in any such legislation.

[Architect of Avalon]

The math is simple.

When both parents have a legal right to protect their daughters and sons between conception and birth, neither can demand it over the objection of the other, since it takes the consent of both.

In contrast, when the woman is empowered to unilaterally kill the baby between conception and birth, the imposition of obligations on the father becomes an illogical incongruity.