I don't see it as being too complicated:
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Originally Posted by {aspiring_to_clarity}  [LIST=1][*]One Night Stand Situation: |
If a pregnancy occurs, she gets to choose what to do with her body, he does not. He shouldn't be able to force him to procreate, and she shouldn't be able to force him to pay for her choice. (I'm using "should" here in a "where I stand on the law" sort of way).
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[*]Dating Situation: Pretty much same scenario as one night stand.
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Ditto.
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[*]Marriage or Long-Term Cohabitation: This is a little trickier to me. What if the couple has two kids, accidentally gets pregnant with a third and the guy doesn't want it? Sure, you may say he is not obligated to pay for a child he doesn't want, but in this case that causes some really big issues: Does the marriage or partnership end? Does he see and support his first two kids and ignore the third? The really big questions come in at this scenario for me and I'd love to hear what others think.
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This is why you should always have a written agreement when you marry or cohabit. Get all procreation financial issues in writing. I mean, you can't agree on whether the partnership ends or thrives, but financial issues, you can, and should, agree on. I don't know why people are so careless about such an important partnership, that they don't include a contract when they marry or cohabit.
Plus, you remind me: just as a man should be entitled to damages if a woman "tricks" him, same thing goes for vice-versa. If a man pulls any "tricks" on the woman: like promising to pull out but then not, or pretending to use a condom, or lying about having been snipped or about his intentions, then HE should be liable for damages, in addition to child support, as well.