Why do men feel the need to make decisions on pregnancy, something they will never experience?

Question

Im tired of these old, white, rich men who think that they know everything about everything, including a woman's body.

Answer 1

lots of theories on this, including the feminist idea that men feel the need to control women's bodies because: A) they have for centuries and B) they feel insecure when they dont have someone to control.

Answer 2

I'd like to believe that the men wanting a decision in pregnancy are :
A) honoring their belief system- that a baby is a child and not a choice
B) 100% willing to accept shared financial and emotional responsibility in raising the child to age 18
and
C) not at all like the deadbeat Dad I know of who fathered a son, moved out of state to avoid court ordered child support, and never saw the boy again.

Answer 3

I tend to get defensive on that one too... Obviously, it takes two to make a baby, and in that sense they are equally involved in a pregnancy, but that's pretty much where it ends. The birth and ultimate responsibility are the woman's -and it is a very scary thought to me that a government (I'm assuming the rich old men you refer to) could force me to carry a child to term against my will.

Answer 4

Because some people think they should be allowed to impose their personal beleifs on everyone else. It's called majority rule.

Answer 5

Then men shouldn't be held accountable financially if they have no say in it.

Answer 6

Women are chattel. Here, try on this dress I bought you.