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You seem to be confused on the usage of responsible. It can be used multiple ways. Mainly 1) Assigning credit for something that has already happened (Hey, the Johnson's lawn sure looks good. I wonder who's responsible for their yard maintenance.). Or...
2) Assigning accountability for something that will happen (That sports bar is pricey! Who is going to be responsible for picking up the tab?).
Since I wrote the thread, I can tell you that when I say men are 100% responsible for unwanted pregnancies, I'm assigning credit like the lawn example: Men are 100% responsible for [causing] unwanted pregnancies.
That in no way removes responsibility from women.
That in no way removes responsibility from women.
Picture 2 teens in a group project. Sally is doing almost all of the work. Someone says to Dave, "Did you notice Sally is doing almost all the work? You need to step up." Does that mean Sally no longer needs to do her work? No. It means, Dave needs to be responsible for his work.
As everyone knows, women currently do the vast majority of the work of pregnancy prevention — they are culturally expected to be responsible for their own actions regarding pregnancy prevention, & the actions of men too. (Have you ever noticed or complained about the imbalance?)
Obviously, women should continue to be responsible for their own bodies and bodily fluids. The thread points out that men need to be responsible for their own bodies and bodily fluids as well.
It's especially important for men to be responsible for their own bodies and bodily fluids, because as the thread details:
1) Men are always fertile. They never have to guess if it's a fertile day; they know it is.
1) Men are always fertile. They never have to guess if it's a fertile day; they know it is.
2) The man is 1000% in the best position to either prevent or cause a pregnancy due to simple human physiology.
3) Condoms are the easiest, cheapest, safest, simplest and most convenient way to prevent pregnancy — plus condoms don't have side effects.
3) Condoms are the easiest, cheapest, safest, simplest and most convenient way to prevent pregnancy — plus condoms don't have side effects.
If you're worried that women aren't having to be responsible, put your mind at ease. Remember, if the man ejaculates irresponsibly, and causes an unwanted pregnancy, the woman has no choice but to deal with that pregnancy. The responsibility ends up entirely on her shoulders.
If you think women should be held more accountable for preventing pregnancy, then you're in luck. Women already are! As I mentioned, women already do the vast majority of the work of pregnancy prevention.
If you're interested in reducing abortions, focusing on women is a waste of time. To reduce abortions, you need to focus on preventing unwanted pregnancies. Which means you need to focus on men and stopping irresponsible ejaculations.
