In our society today, we need more men to be in their child’s lives. To help grow and nurture, just like any woman would their child. So, why do women have the right to ban their baby’s father from the hospital room during childbirth? And why do they have the right to get an abortion without her spouse’s approval? A child’s birth is of high importance which signifies a bond of family. This is just as important to the mother as it is the father, but fathers don’t receive that equality. They are required to leave the room when instructed to by the mother and roam around until good news come.
Frustration boils when men don’t receive equality under many circumstances whether in their child’s life, being convicted of rape, or abuse in a relationship. With that said, men go through the same situations women do, however, it is more likely for a man to be guilty of rape. Now, why is that? Does it sound more comforting that a woman has been raped by a man than a man being raped by a woman? Did society train our minds to believe that men are by nature sexual beings of mass destruction? According to Hanna Rosin, “men, as well as the woman, have experienced raped at an equivalent rate” (Men are Raped, 2014).
Although some men are abusive and therefore may not deserve the right to see their child’s birth (because they are unpredictable), there are still men out there that are good individuals. However, if a woman takes it upon herself to take advantage of her rights or to ban her baby’s father, then that is simply outrageous and unfair. Women may take advantage of this right because she and her spouse may have had an argument at an earlier time and decides to steal something as precious as his child’s birth from him, believing that it will hurt the father’s feeling and sense of manhood.
Some women may have intentions in which giving birth is easier for them if their spouse isn’t there. That way they can focus on the task at hand. Maybe the wife isn’t comfortable with him seeing her in the condition she is in. while others may say that it is the woman’s body, so all non-medical personnel should be asked to leave, if the mother requests it. In addition, being alone may even make her more relaxed that her family/spouse isn’t seeing her in pain or creating excitement.
At the end of the day, Men are needed and should be equally qualified to make decisions towards his child. Whether the couple is on the same page or not they both contributed to making the child and should still have that equality throughout the child’s life. In addition, men deserve as much knowledge about their child even if it’s the woman’s body and health. Nevertheless, whether the man had a troublesome background, him, as well as all others, need to know about their child.
http://articles.latimes.com/2014/mar/14/news/la-ol-new-jersey-dad-delivery-room-20140314
