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Originally Posted by crick
However, I'm a big believer in women taking responsibility for their own actions and expenses too.
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Crick, that's why I said that fathers should be required to pay at least
half of the costs associated with prenatal care and childbirth. I don't think the woman should have to shoulder the medical costs alone, and I don't believe the state should have to shoulder all the costs when the father is financially capable of paying the bills. The prenatal care is just as important for the baby as it is for the mother, IMO. I have no problem with mothers paying half of the costs -- I just don't think fathers should get off scot-free when it comes to childbirth expenses. But I guess men will always get the breaks when it comes to unplanned pregnancies in this society...