(June, 2009) The National Center For Men is currently organizing the participants for the second round in the struggle for men's equal reproductive rights. We are going back into court. In announcing the first "Roe vs. Wade for Men" we said, More than three decades ago Roe vs. Wade gave women control of their reproductive lives but nothing in the law changed for men. Women can now have sexual intimacy without sacrificing reproductive choice. Women now have the freedom and security to enjoy lovemaking without the fear of forced procreation. Women now have control of their lives after an unplanned conception. But men are routinely forced to give up control, forced to be financially responsible for choices only women are permitted to make, forced to relinquish reproductive choice as the price of intimacy. Our essential argument, that men and women should be equal partners in all things, is unchanged. Our current plaintiff is a California man who shares the courage and determination of Matt Dubay, our first plaintiff. Although the child in this new case is as yet unborn, the state of California has already served our prospective plaintiff with legal documents, seeking to force him into a financial obligation for this child. Our new plaintiff insists he had a clear agreement with the child's mother to terminate an unwanted pregnancy and she betrayed their agreement. He now wants the child placed for adoption. We are assembling a team of lawyers to make novel "equal protection" arguments to the courts of California. We will apply the lessons we learned in the Matt Dubay case to this current case. Matt's case was not lost in vain. We believe Matt Dubay paved the way for our eventual success. If you care about this issue, please take this opportunity to support our efforts. We will not be able to publicize this case extensively and gain public support for our cause without your assistance. You are our only source of support and the harsh reality is that NCM can only be as successful as you allow us to be. Please don't later complain about the absence of men's equal rights if you sat on the sidelines when your help was needed. We simply cannot do this alone. |
