In the article Preglimony, Shari Motro argues that the justice system or court system should develop a new framework to address the common relationship between individuals who conceive children out of wedlock. Motro feels like the current justice system is robbing women, she does not understand why a man who impregnates a woman has no obligation to help the woman he has impregnated with the costs related to the pregnancy until the baby is born. Our current laws only protect the baby and not the mother; She wants our legislators to make man financially responsible for the woman they impregnate. Motro acclaims what about the mother? For 9 months the mother is left to suffer alone, she does not understand why the law does not hold the father
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Zachman. First and foremost, Bunge and Zachman were never married. When Bunge gave birth to her child, she spent approximately three weeks in the hospital on bed-rest restrictions and her child was hospitalized for four months. During those months, Bunge spent four to 10 hours each day visiting the child while the baby daddy would visit at night. Bunge then sued Zachman and she wanted him to reimburse her the money she lost for caring for the child during the four months the child was hospitalized. Unfortunately, Bunge did not win the case, the court held that the mother is not entitled to obtain reimbursement from the child’s father for wages she lost during her pregnancy. Motro would argue that is it not fair that women carry the baby in their wombs for 9 months, and are also expected to be responsible for themselves financially when we all know pregnancy can impede a woman from being able to work. In Coxwell V. Matthew, Matthew files a petition to establish paternity, saying Coxwell is the father of her newborn son. Matthew wanted Coxwell to pay child support, and she additionally wanted Coxwell to pay $15,478.98 in pregnancy and birth-related expenses. Well, in this case, the court actually granted Matthew what she wanted and Coxwell was obligated to pay the entire amount of the expenses incurred by Matthew. The above case demonstrates the kind of expenses Motro wants men to be held …show more content…
The author did an excellent job combining her knowledge with research-based information. Her ideas were clearly presented and she had law cases and statistical data to back her claims. I think the article will make women wiser and more intelligent and more careful in terms of selecting a partner to have a child or be sexually active with. Men can also benefit from the article because it calls for them to be active during pregnancy and to support their baby mama emotionally and financially. In addition, I agree to some extent that the law should oblige men to take care of their baby mama financially during the course of pregnancy only if the mother has a health condition. but I think such a law will give women too much power. Some women will willingly get pregnant just so the guy can take care of them; if we want this law to pass, what will be the boundaries and
Zachman. First and foremost, Bunge and Zachman were never married. When Bunge gave birth to her child, she spent approximately three weeks in the hospital on bed-rest restrictions and her child was hospitalized for four months. During those months, Bunge spent four to 10 hours each day visiting the child while the baby daddy would visit at night. Bunge then sued Zachman and she wanted him to reimburse her the money she lost for caring for the child during the four months the child was hospitalized. Unfortunately, Bunge did not win the case, the court held that the mother is not entitled to obtain reimbursement from the child’s father for wages she lost during her pregnancy. Motro would argue that is it not fair that women carry the baby in their wombs for 9 months, and are also expected to be responsible for themselves financially when we all know pregnancy can impede a woman from being able to work. In Coxwell V. Matthew, Matthew files a petition to establish paternity, saying Coxwell is the father of her newborn son. Matthew wanted Coxwell to pay child support, and she additionally wanted Coxwell to pay $15,478.98 in pregnancy and birth-related expenses. Well, in this case, the court actually granted Matthew what she wanted and Coxwell was obligated to pay the entire amount of the expenses incurred by Matthew. The above case demonstrates the kind of expenses Motro wants men to be held …show more content…
The author did an excellent job combining her knowledge with research-based information. Her ideas were clearly presented and she had law cases and statistical data to back her claims. I think the article will make women wiser and more intelligent and more careful in terms of selecting a partner to have a child or be sexually active with. Men can also benefit from the article because it calls for them to be active during pregnancy and to support their baby mama emotionally and financially. In addition, I agree to some extent that the law should oblige men to take care of their baby mama financially during the course of pregnancy only if the mother has a health condition. but I think such a law will give women too much power. Some women will willingly get pregnant just so the guy can take care of them; if we want this law to pass, what will be the boundaries and