"Male Reproductive Rights?"

So I read this NYTimes article about "Forced Fatherhood" and boy do I have some things to say!!!

Alright here's the thing: a woman's right to choose is inherently very different from the "male reproductive rights" being proposed. "Oh wow that sounds PRETTY SEXIST doesn't it????? I thought u was gender equality but I guess ONLY WOMEN matter 2 u!!!!" you may be saying but shut up and let me explain.

So, a "woman's right to choose" is predicated on the idea that an unborn child doesn't have the same rights as a human being- we consider a fetus or embryo is inherently connected to a woman's body, and thus conclude "her body her choice". Maybe that's a debatable claim, but in all of the arguments regarding of "Forced Fatherhood" I've seen it generally accepted as true, so that's not really the discussion we've having right now.

However, after a child is born it is unambiguously considered to be a human being. As a human being, it now has certain basic rights. Children ought to have the right to a certain standard of living, and parents should have the responsibility to provide that.

Also, I feel like it's worth pointing out that "coercing a man into fatherhood" and "forcing someone to financially support the living being they created" are very different things!