Newsgroups: alt.abortion.inequity,soc.men,soc.women,alt.feminism,misc.legal
Subject: Re: One More Time - Sex is NOT a Crime. Sex is NOT a Crime. Sex is NOT
thf2 at kimbark.uchicago.edu (Ted Frank) writes...
>In article <14AUG199323223491 at zeus.tamu.edu> heretic at zeus.tamu.edu (Evolve or P
>rish) writes:
>>In article <1993Aug15.035814.19294 at midway.uchicago.edu>, thf2 at midway.uchicago.>du writes...
>>>What right does the father have to exercise such awesome powers over his
>>>child's financial destiny?
>>>>What right does the mother have to exercise such awesome powers over her
>>child's destiny PERIOD?
>I fail to see the relevance of this question. Clearly, the mother has the
>same or greater duties as any other parent.
>>Many people, myself included, believe the mother has this right. The issue
>>here is: does a man have a right to decide whether he wants to raise a
>>child, or is he bound by the woman's decision?
>I fail to see the relevance of this question. The duty is to the child,
>not to the other parent.
This is yet more legal trickery. The duty may be 'to the child,' but it will
only accrue, if the other parent *seeks it*. In other words, he IS bound, by
her decision to go after him.
>>People are bristling at the following scenario: a woman says, "I want to
>>have this baby, and YOU'RE going to pay for it."
>I don't find that scenario problematic. (Or, for that matter, realistic
>or relevant.) It's a father's duty to his child. Not to the mother.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Oh? So mothers shouldn't have any duties towards their children? Or should
only men PAY for children, Ted? I've never seen such moralising from you
before.
>>At present, I have not thought about this enough to have an opinion on it,
>>but THIS is the issue you are asked to judge.
>I'm correcting the false premise that Darcy's argument centers around.
We're all waiting for you to tell us what it is. Please, pray do tell.
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