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And if he isn’t, have the option to voluntarily accept the child as his legally or not to do it?

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[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

I'd like to clue you in on why your post is so distasteful.

It wasn't until about 50 years ago when women were allowed to get their own credit card without her husband's permission. And before that, they weren't able to vote, own property, out divorce unless their man said it was ok. Women have been effectively powerless for 90% of history.

Now that women are legally viewed as individuals, some men find that offensive. They want to go back to owning their wives instead of forming an equal partnership with another person they love.

These people have told you that women do not deserve to be people, and have no doubt provided plenty of examples of women being cruel.

You have hyper focused on this ONE situation that effects less than 1% of the population. Meanwhile we have 700k homeless, 550k abused children, and a myriad of other problems in this world that, if solved, would make the world a better place for so many people, but you're worried about the ten men who are being a dad to someone else's offspring. Funny you don't mention mandatory paternity tests for the thousands of deadbeat dads who abandon the children they DO have.