Reply #168: There are similarities to both arguments. I'm not saying they're identical.

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Or that they are both equally valid. I think the anti-choice argument is complete shit. But, the argument that men should have to pay child support because they need to accept responsibility for the consequences of their sexual encounter is similar to the argument that says that women should accept the responsibility of their sexual encounter and have the baby rather than having an abortion. The RvW for Men supporters say our argument hypocritical, because the two arguments are identical. They're not, of course. The main difference being one consequence is a pregnancy, which is a physical state, and the other is a financial obligation, which isn't. Another big difference is that a woman exercising her right that was reinforced with Roe v Wade leaves no child for anyone to support, while a man exercising his "Roe v Wade right" leaves behind a child missing the support of one of his/her parents.

The whole premise of Men's Roe v Wade is complete shit. They claim it's more fair, but what it amounts to is basically "Hey, women, have an abortion or do it all completely on your own, and bare 100% of the responsibility either way you choose." Nothing even remotely fair about it. It's not as if women don't have that same financial responsibility toward their offspring. It's deeply rooted in misogyny, even if some of its supporters don't see it.