if the child was conceived as a result of the rape. In all US states, the male has to pay child support even if he was raped from the sexual encounter. But in all states, the woman can abort (depending on how far you are in term). http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/he-says-he-said-no-to-sex-now-says-no-to-child-support/1183449 http://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?citeID=441505 http://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?collection=journals&handle=hein.journals/geolr36&div=17 You see, if a man does not consent to sex he shouldn't have to pay child support. If a man is underage and does "consent" to a woman who can consent, he should not be held legally responsible for the woman's decision to bring the baby to term because he cannot legally consent, whether or not he did in fact say yes. I find the whole argument over "well, the woman should be allowed to abort because it's her body" is irrelevant because the issue is whether or not she should be held responsible for raising it. Even if you are pro-life, female rape victims could unilaterally put the baby up for adoption, something that these male victims are not being afforded. I believe if it is a woman's body, it is her choice. But I also believe that because it is the male's wallet, it is his choice. This is probably the most obvious cases of where a male should not be held liable for child support, but even these cannot pass. If it is about the child's welfare, then the STATE should be supporting the child. The male rape victim shouldn't be punished financially for a crime committed against him. @bella: only 2-8% of rape accusations are false. So why wouldn't this apply to male rape victims?
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Sapient at 22 May,2013
No, a male rape victim shouldn't have to pay child support. In your first case, it seems that the male isn't claiming rape until he got the notice about child support, and it wasn't statutory rape. Was it rape? I don't know, and neither do you. In the other two cases, it was definitely statutory rape, at least, and the males involved should not have to pay support at all. The females involved were old enough, and enough older than the males, to know that these guys were still kids, incapable of giving consent, and the boys were certainly not old enough to become parents.
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- I don't get why men are forced to pay child support when it isn't his fault but women can get pregnant of their own free will and abort or even put the kid up to adoption when she doesn't want to take care of baby.
@fionna, then how come it's okay for women to abort her fetus any time she wants? - Child support is for the child. We don't punish children for the crimes of their parents and biologically it's his child so he must support it. I'm sorry but a child's well being comes before that of the parent's.
- If that were to happen ALL males would cry rape just to get out of paying child support. Bottom line, the male has the option of wearing a condom or remaining flaccid.
- I don't see how that could possibly be justified.
A male rape victim cannot get an abortion the way a female victim can. So forcing him to pay child support would be a form of enslavement, as it does not result through any fault or action of his.
@Bella. An erection is not a choice, and a rape victim can't put on a condom. You disgust me.
A rapist should never have custody of children anyway. The child should become a ward of the state by default unless the raped male wants custody. The RAPIST should have to pay child support. - If a man is raped and he still has to pay child support that is discrimination against men.
The female rapist should get nothing. - No, a male rape victim shouldn't have to pay child support.
In your first case, it seems that the male isn't claiming rape until he got the notice about child support, and it wasn't statutory rape. Was it rape? I don't know, and neither do you.
In the other two cases, it was definitely statutory rape, at least, and the males involved should not have to pay support at all. The females involved were old enough, and enough older than the males, to know that these guys were still kids, incapable of giving consent, and the boys were certainly not old enough to become parents. - Well partner I was with you until you brought the government and the already overburdened taxpayer into it. The reason this country is in so much trouble is because people like you keep looking to the taxpayer to solve all your problems.
