If men were targets, abortion bans would be unimaginable

Document Type

Editorial

Publication Title

Los Angeles Times

Publication Date

7-26-2022

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Imagine if men were held responsible for pregnancies they cause. Wouldn’t that be just simple equality?

Consider: The state should require listing the genetic father on every birth certificate – not at the discretion of the mother -- so each parent, biological or relational, can be held equally responsible for the child.

All that’s needed is for the government to collect DNA from all sperm-producing individuals, create a national registry against which to match all babies when they’re born, and then garnish wages from anyone who procreates but isn’t actively involved in rearing their child, unless that child has been placed for adoption.

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