Category Archives: Choice for Men

Choice For Men: Do Feminists and Pro-Lifers Make The Same Argument?

Quite a while ago, regarding the “Choice for Men” debate, Cathy Young asked me: I’m sure you’re aware that your arguments about the choices that men do have echo with an uncanny precision the arguments made by abortion rights opponents … Continue reading

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Links? We Got Links!

Time for another link farm… Hilzoy on Iraq, Bush, and Failures of Will Partisan republicans will dismiss it as bullshit. But in fifty years, I suspect Hilzoy’s account of George Bush’s Iraq war is going to be pretty much how … Continue reading

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Alito, Husband-Notification, and Choice For Men

Cathy Young at The Y Files defends Alito’s argument that the government can require married women to inform their husbands before they can have an abortion: For the record, while I am staunchly pro-choice, I think that spousal notification is … Continue reading

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Child support and male entitlement

The more I hear men’s rights activists fulminating about the unfairness of child support, the more I wonder how typical my situation is, and whether there are any general lessons to be drawn about expectations of men and women when … Continue reading

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La Luba on "Duped into Fatherhood" and "Choice 4 Men"

[This post reproduces a comment written by La Luba, left here on a previous thread. –Amp] As a practical matter, most women are not going to choose either abortion or adoption, even if they know or suspect that they will … Continue reading

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When it comes to reproduction, men and women really ARE different

Hugo is going to be appearing on Glenn Sacks’ show again, this time to debate “choice for men.” I was rereading my old posts on the subject (if you’re curious, they are here, here, here and here), and I came … Continue reading

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Why Sex is Like the Meat Industry

My goodness, this "choice for men" debate just doesn’t end, does it? Avedon Carol writes: Women should certainly have a unilateral right to decide whether to carry to term, but I can see no good argument for also allowing us … Continue reading

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Choice for Men equals State-Enforced Childbirth for Women?

Richard Bennett posted a response to me, but I’m putting off replying until I can borrow a copy of a book he cites. Meanwhile, Tony at the Rant Factory (whose permalink isn’t working, so you may have to scroll down … Continue reading

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Yet Again, "Choice For Men"

Several days ago I posted an essay about “Choice for Men.” Turns out I’m not the only blogger stuck on Men’s Rights. A bit of a four-way debate is going on between Diane E, Richard Bennett, Win Fitzpatrick, and Meryl … Continue reading

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More on "Choice for Men"

I shamelessly promoted my critique of “choice for men” on mensactivism.org, and got a very nice reply from “Larry” (as well as some less nice replies from my faithful anonymous cyber-stalker). I had pointed out that the inequalities of “choice” … Continue reading

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