Category Archives: Choice for Men

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

Posted on December 13, 2005 by Ampersand

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!

Posted on December 10, 2005 by Ampersand

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

Posted on November 2, 2005 by Ampersand

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

Posted on July 29, 2005 by Nick Kiddle

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"

Posted on March 18, 2005 by Ampersand

[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

Posted on March 17, 2005 by Ampersand

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

Posted on August 19, 2002 by Ampersand

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?

Posted on August 18, 2002 by Ampersand

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"

Posted on August 14, 2002 by Ampersand

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"

Posted on August 13, 2002 by Ampersand

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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