Are women more responsible for the birth of babies?

This is a very good point. I'm very strongly "pro-choice". I do not believe a fetus that does not have a functioning brain is the moral or legal equivalent of born person. I am also strongly for equal rights, responsibilities and opportunities for both men and women. And that works both ways.

People (including me) say women should have a choice whether to bear a child, even after she's pregnant--at least during early pregnancy.

But does the man get a choice? Not really. He's stuck with whatever the woman decides. It has certainly happened where the woman has lied about her birth control, and accidents do happen. The man is stuck with child support and obligations, whereas the woman gets to make a choice about that. This isn't right.

I would like to see the following:

a) more birth control options for men. Why isn't there a pill for men to take? Any research into that I wonder?

b) I believe abortion should be easily available to any woman nationwide in the first trimester. I would support a Constitutional amendment to that effect. A fetus is not a person--get over it--regardless of what your religion tells you. We are not a theocracy. Don't believe in abortion? Then don't have one.

c) (this one is sure to be controversial) I don't believe a man should be forced to be a father. He should have a choice also. I would like to see it where the man can legally surrender all his rights and obligations as a parent if the woman wants to bear the child without his consent. This doesn't take away from her choices. She can bear the child and raise it on her own, bear the child and give it up for adoption, or terminate her pregnancy. She still gets choices. But the man gets choices too.

I also think that if a man wants parental rights, he should also fulfill parental obligations--no child support, no parental rights. The only exception I would see is if the man is a bad dude who abused or molested his kids or is an otherwise unfit parent. Then he should still have the child support bill, but no visitation. And even if the father is poor, he should still have to pay SOMETHING or contribute in some way. Temporary reprieve, perhaps, in times of hardship--but being deadbeat for years--unacceptable. If on disability, a little piece of that goes to the kids--IF, you want parental rights. That decision has to be made during the pregnancy, not later when times get tough. Sorry-you can't switch it off and on for convenience. A pregnant couple has to get together and make these decisions (should have been made earlier, but stuff happens).

Women are solely responsible for the birth of a baby. A man is not physically capable of birthing a child.

Both are equally responsible in conceiving the baby. If a man doesn't want a baby, he can be sterilized or simply say no to sex. He can always use a condom, even if she's on birth control, to further reduce his chances. Women are not more culpable should sex result in conception.

Post-conception birth control- that crosses the line into abortion.

"The traditionalist morality cannot apply in a medically advanced setting"- so therefore, you're basically referencing that women "can" get an abortion if that small percentage of equally responsible sex partners happen to result in pregnancy? I would have to argue with you that men are still equally responsible for the birth of babies and women are actually more responsible for the death of unwanted babies.

First, you must be a man, or else you wouldn't think that women are "more responsible" for the conception of a baby than a man is. Second, there is no such thing as "post conception birth control". Once conception takes place, there is no "post" to it -- you're pregnant!

You must be trying to refer to the morning-after pill, but you still don't get it. That pill does not TERMINATE a pregnancy; it PREVENTS a pregnancy. The only method of "post conception birth control" that is available is an abortion.

Considering the fetus resides in her body for 9-1/2 months, yeah, women are more responsible for the birth of babies. Birth control doesn't even have to be part of the equation for that to be true.

Biology. Women carry the babies. There is no "equality" in nature. Even the most advanced society can't make reproduction equal. All the arguing means nothing since women carry the babies. Until that changes, it's always going to fall to the woman to decide.

I take responsibility for my actions, but I am not religious.

The religious seem willing to accept any excuse, no matter how inane, to duck their responsibility.

Your responsibility does not depend on the options available after the fact. It just means that you need to convince her to do what will get you off the hook. You made the choice that got her pregnant, so the results are of your decision.

The decision to ejaculate inside of a woman is a decision that is made entirely by the male and if that male doesn't know how to ejaculate responsibly then he should keep his penis out of vaginas until he does

Yes