Someone I know has pretty much been forced into fatherhood by his girlfriend because of how his girlfriend has completely disregarded his wishes when she got pregnant.
Sure, he could have left her if he wanted to but that's really not a realistic option as society strongly looks down on these people regardless of the circumstances - they're just horrible dead-beats.
Then we have the other problem with the current system - child support. He still has to pay for the child he never agreed to having and is at the same time grouped together with truly horrible dads that leave their children that has already grown up seeing them as dads.
It really shouldn't be this way, not when we've time and time again changed other societal imbalances and injustices.
No, I'm not saying that men should decide what women are doing with their bodies. It's their body and it's their choice to become a mother or not. But men should have some sort of choice in become dads as well, especially when they've clearly stated that they're not interested in a child long before his partner has gotten pregnant.
If women can choose to not be mothers by aborting or adopting their child then fathers should be given as equal as possible choices too. Maybe they can sign a paper that they've agreed to no child being made - if she dismisses this contract and proceed to have one anyway then the man should be free to go.
Either way, we should focus on creating some form of equality in this situation and not leave it in the woman's hands to completely dictate the other's future.
What do you think?