Do you feel society limits the rights of fathers? Does it seem that we have the same responsiblities but less rights then mothers?

Should a father be told if a women plans on aborting THEIR child?

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Originally posted by MidLifeMan:
Should a father be told if a women plans on aborting THEIR child?

Yes

The father should be told. Where it goes beyond that...I don't know.

Fathers have rights and yes they seem to be limited in today's society. The thing that gets to me is when a guy abandons a kid for years then one day shows up like ta-da "I want to have say on this that and the other". WHERE THE HELL WERE YOU back in the day? Don't show up now and get parental!

And the only reason why this is tripping me out is because the father of my baby did the same. Never bought a damn thing and barely talked to me the whole time I was pregnant unless he wanted something. But when she died...here we go. Now you wanna be concerned and argue about having her cremated. I don't think so buddy.

What if it was the other way around. What if a a mother went away and then came back. Chances are she could receive custody - remember t6he movie. Kramer vs Kramer

One of my wifes friends has a 11 year old son. She has never told the father of this child existence.

Yes, I think the father should be told. However, some men are very vocal about not wanting anything to do with any potential pregnancy, so I can understand women who just make the decision alone to have an abortion (or raise the child without a father).