men and women and birth control?

Question

do you believe birth control is the woman's responsibility? if so, when she says no to sex or penetration, why should that be held against her?

Do you believe men should contribute to the cause, either by helping pay for it (half, for example) or doing their part by exercising protection & discretion??

seems like too often the woman gets blamed for "rejecting" when a man can't (but should) take no for an answer?

I personally think that if a man doesnt want to be supporting a kid for the rest of his life, he should either be prepared to bear half the burden of b/c or prepare to be told no. Better yet he could do the responsible thing and just not penetrate.

Answer 1

birth control is the responsibility of both as it takes both a man and woman to conceive a child naturally.

if the choice to have an abortion is made then of course the man should have to pay at least half if not all of it. especially since there are many guys that are insistent on not wearing condoms due to lack of sensation, etc.

* personally I decided not to have kids long ago but last year at 38 with no kids I had a vasectomy. now I don't have to worry about it problem solved on my end.

Answer 2

Each person has a responsibility to take care of their own body. If a woman doesn't want to get pregnant and doesn't want an STD, she should take the birth control pill and buy some condoms. She should then insist that the man use the condoms.

If a man doesn't want to father a child and doesn't want an STD, he should buy some condoms and use them.

If a two people are having a sexual relationship, they should share the burden of birth control. If you think condoms are expensive and you want help with the cost, talk to your partner.

As far as a woman being blamed for rejecting a man. What she is being blamed for is leading him down a path that she knows leads to sex then trying to throw up a wall. When the man hits that wall, he gets mad. As anyone would who hits a wall. If a woman knows that she doesn't want to follow through with having sex, she should do everything she can to avoid going down that path. Believe me, men get far less mad when the woman avoids sexual activity right from the start.

Answer 3

Women should be able to say No to sex for any reason whatsoever without having it held against them or having the fear of retribution or force.

I agree that both men and women should be responsible for birth control. The man should not just assume the woman is taking care of it and he therefore has nothing to worry about. Instead, he should assume the woman is not on birth control and therefore always use a condom. If the man decides not to use a condom, he should assume that the woman may become pregnant and expect to face the consequences and subsequent responsibility of his actions. If he doesn’t want to father a child (even if the chances are remote), then he shouldn’t be having sex to begin with, least of all unprotected sex.

Since it is the woman who bears the brunt of pregnancy and usually the care of the child, if the woman doesn’t want to take the chance on pregnancy, then not only should she use her own version of birth control, she should also inform the man he must use a condom as well. If a man is not willing to take this much needed precaution, then he shouldn’t be surprised or angry when she tells him No.

Answer 4

I think it's the responsibililty of both involved. This y the father is liable for child support even though all he did was plant the seed. Plus, if he did his part, he can atleast say he tried...if she ended up pregnant. Plus, unless ur married or in a commited relationship, how can either party trust one another? U should always air on the side of caution. The man has an ego problem. That's y he feels jilted when she says no glove, no love. Most men don't want to take the responsibility because it won't feel as good for them...but a woman can still protect herself and feel good.

Yes, men should contribute to protection, or face the consequence. Its' a game to both sexes, and no one likes loosing, but someone always wins and looses. A woman should be strong enough to say no, and mean it, and be ok with the guy going to bury his bone elesewhere. Likewise, a guy should be ok with a woman saying no because she'd rather be safe than sorry...because she will always have more to loose...wheather she has sex or not.

This is how a woman can gage a man. IF he's into her, or wants her bad enough, he will do whatever it takes to acheive his goal...wheather it's protection or waiting, and if this is so...he'll do it w/o asking. Try it, if the guy is worth ur time, he'll respect u more for making him work for ur reward

Answer 5

A man that would hold a woman's right to say "no" against her is not worth the time. On the other hand, women should not lead him on and then say no after the "train has already left the station."
The right response is that birth control is a mutual choice, just like intimacy is a mutual choice. Yes, it is also a mutual responsibility. If a woman knows in advance she is not going there, she should be up front about it. How the man responds is up to him.
Men who don't want children should have vasectomies.

Answer 6

It really is the responsibility of the man and the woman. The man should be willing to do his part and this needs to be worked out on an individual basis between each man and woman respectively. There is no one set answer as everyone is different. For some a condom is the answer. For some splitting the cost for birth control is the answer. For some abstinence is the answer.

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Answer 7

He's selfish A vasectomy is a minor operation and has n effect on life after. Also a vasectomy is the best birth control statistically In some countries it is commonly done by men. For instance in NZ Hormones are a pain in the proverbial They mess with you and you hormonal balance My ex had it done He was sore for 2 days and that was that. Also these days of you do change your mind the succesrate of reversal is quite high As for the man (Joachim) who said get your tubes tied: A vasectomy is under under local anaesthetic and takes 10 minutes. Recovery time 1-2 days for the man. A tubular ligation is a full operation under general anaesthetic Operation takes about an hour and recovery time is 1-2 weeks. Also why should the woman always carry the bl**dy burden of ensuring that no children are born? It is about time after three children and her taking care of birth control for years that he should take some responsibility for HIS sperm. Personally I would say no s*x without birthcontrol and it is your turn now.

Answer 8

I guess some guys think girls are already on birth control if they don't say anything. Otherwise it is sexual roullette. But in a perfect world the topic should be discussed beforehand to find out expectations. You don't want to wait until things are hot and heavy to decide what needs to happen before penetration.
It should be an equal proposition. But does that mean the girl should help pay for condoms too and the guy should pay for b.c. pills?

Answer 9

birth control is both parties responsibility. women should get on the pill and carry condoms and men should have and use condoms

it takes two to make a baby not one. a woman cant get pregnant alone.
the man should use protection and if he gets a her pregnant he should pay child support and be in the childs life or marry the mom. she was good enough to have sex with she should be good enough to marry

Answer 10

Men should. When a women says no a man should listen. When a man says no the woman should listen. Some men and women are pigs. It should be equaled out. If they don't like the answer u give them tell them to get over it.