[ladysusan]

Should unwed fathers be responsible for the children they procreate?

the reason i ask is that we always hear about unwed moms and hardly ever about unwed dads. why is this? as i see it, he's as responsible for the pregnancy as she is. why do we hardly ever consider his part in these situations?

i wonder if the specter of eighteen years of unwanted financial responsibility would cause these young men to, at the very least, use a condom. certainly, we are not doing anyone any good by letting these young men turn tail and run.

[hot august night]

I agree -- the fathers should be held just as responsible as the moms. I don't believe in double standards, either.