MEN AND ABORTION.............

Women shouldn't have to rely solely on themselves for birth control and, yes, men should take some responsibility as well.  However, science had not yet come up with a temporary form of birth control for men comparable to the pill or an IUD.  Condoms are not foolproof and vasectomies should be considered permanent although in some cases, they have been reversed.  Perhaps men don't want to employ these solutions because somewhere, deep in their evoluntionary DNA, they see themselves as the ones who are destined to propagate the world.  Is it fair?  No, it isn't.  However, as a woman, I would rather rely on my own birth control method to prevent pregnancy and know I've taken care of it. 

Well, physically it's obviously true that if there is a child produced, the woman will be the first and potentially the only one to know.

Fortunately, having a child out of wedlock no longer has to be the incredibly shaming experience for the woman that it once was.

Considerations of morality aside, condoms are effective (but not 100%---and they can break).  Reanastamosis after a vasectomy is uncommon, but can occur (and the proof is only in the pudding.)

In general, sexual intercourse is less than satisfying if the hearts and minds and bodies of the two participants do not reach out to one another at the time.  Once you experience that, promiscuity becomes less appealing as a life style---and keeping one's pants on becomes the default.
(However, be prepared for the eventual question:  "Why wouldn't you go to bed with me?")

I was single from 27 to 35.  I was not a Warren Beatty or a Wilt Chamberlain; but neither was I sexually inactive.  I would never have approved of an abortion as a solution.  While technically it is a form of birth control (retroactively), I do consider it murder; but I would not judge a woman who sees it as the only option.

(Fortunately, at my age, I was able to act responsibly if necessary.)

Late edit:   acting responsibly involves two issues---prevention of pregnancy and dealing with an unexpected one. This post was edited by tom jackson at April 22, 2017 3:45 PM MDT

When I was sexually active, I was the only one who took precautions. Not only from getting pregnant, but from any nasty critters that might be floating around out there.
My motto was, no glove, no love.
And when my son became active, the first thing I did was give him a box of rubbers and told him never have sex without them.
Most men don't think about the negative things when it comes to sex, they are just looking for a good time and figure that it's not their problem if something happens.

It is simple.
The woman should always make sure she is protected as she will be the one who carries the baby. 

The man should not leave it up to just the woman. He should take appropriate protection for himself...Too many woman looking to trap a man with a kid. 
Then there is always disease to protect yourself from as well.

I honestly don't understand why anyone, male or female, wouldn't worry at least as much about contracting a STD as they would conceiving a child. I read something recently that suggested that HALF the population is or has been infected with HPV. Birth control pills, IUDs, vasectomies offer zero protection from disease. WRAP IT UP!!

In my opinion, both parties should take responsibility for their own health and all the possible consequences of unprotected sex.

I just wish your abuse of punctuation could be aborted. (Obviously I'm not intelligent enough to answer this appropriately.)

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I think if you do not wish to become a parent at any given time, you need to take it upon yourself to try and prevent a pregnancy should you decide to have sex...and you should have already thought out your options and desires should that birth control fail.  That applies equally to men and women.  

Ideally, any options should birth control measures fail would be discussed in advance and agreement come to as to what would happen next.  We do not live in the ideal, though, and most have sex with people before such discussions take place.  

If a pregnancy does occur, whether precautions are taken or not, that is the point that equality goes out the window.  That is simply the way it is.  The woman is the first, and possibly only, one aware of the pregnancy, and could have an abortion without even telling the father...who may have wished to keep the child, even if it meant raising the child himself.  Or she could decide to have the child, despite his wish to terminate the pregnancy, and he is then on the hook for child support.  

Bottom line, regardless of one's belief about abortion, is that everyone must take responsibility for their own actions.  That includes recognizing that no birth control method is infallible, and planning for the possibility that it may fail.  

As always...JMHO

I had a vasectomy, 23 years ago. Some men DO take responsibilty.