Every male responding in this thread has said both parties bear some responsibility. You want to absolve women of any responsibility.
No, that is not what Toni (or I) want. The reality right now is that women bear the physical responsibility of a pregnancy, men do not. And additionally women bear the social responsibility of a pregnancy, men do not. Women are *expected* to take the pill, and if they don't, then they are considered to be "responsible" for "getting themselves" pregnant. In this very thread, it has been stated that it's really easy for a woman to not get pregnant - just don't have sex. The responsibility for avoiding a pregnancy is placed almost entirely on the women. We have to take pills that mess with our cycles, give us migraines, increase our risk of stroke, make us gain weight, and cause depression and anxiety. We have to go to a doctor and get a prescription in order to take those pills. We have to go to a pharmacist to get those pills. We have to take them every day without fail for them to work properly. The responsibility that women are expected to take in order to avoid pregnancy is something that affects us
every single day regardless of whether we're actually having sex or not. And it comes with increased health risks.
What we're asking for is that men ALSO are *expected* to be responsible for the avoidance of pregnancy. Especially when the responsibility that men would need to take is so miniscule in comparison. You can buy a condom any time, at many locations, without a prescription or a doctor's visit. You can stock them up. You don't need to use them every day, you can easily just use them when you are about to have sex. They don't cause you ANY health risks or side effects at all.