It Takes Two: A Modest Proposal for Holding Fathers Equally Accountable
It takes two human beings to create and bring a new life into this world. Katha Pollitt does a
good job at expressing and arguing why it is not the responsibility of the mother to take care of
and raise the child on her own; it requires two people to bring the baby into this world.
Therefore, it will take two to raise and care for the baby as well. Not one individual should
have to raise, take care of, and care for a baby on his or her own. By taking part in an act such
as sex, the couple must realize the duties and responsibilities that they will have to acquire
when the woman becomes pregnant. Throughout the whole story Pollitt shows many hasty
generalizations and slippery slope fallacies. The start of my argument shows the fallacy of many
questions.
Why do men abandon women as soon as they become pregnant, leaving women to have a baby out of
wedlock? There are many reasons why men leave women who become pregnant. These reasons include:
men want the women to have an abortion and the women do not want to or will not agree to have one,
they are scared, raising a child costs a lot of money, and the baby was an accident. Wherever the
excuse lies, it is all due to lack of responsibility. The man in this situation is not realizing
the risk of having sex and the consequence of having a baby.
Some men want women to have an abortion that get pregnant. This is down right selfish and
inconsiderate. These types of men are just thinking of themselves rather than the innocent baby
that was created in the process. The baby was not...
Fathers
Next to the financial factors, there are the emotional and psychological factors as well. Every child needs to have both an adult male and female in their lives. Without both, he/she is left with an empty space which is never filled again, in most cases. This essay is excellent in bringing child-rearing more into the view of society. Very good!
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