Posted by Ruben on ContraceptionBlog.com
It's no secret that men have been strong advocates of the contraceptive mentality, which holds that sex is for pleasure and not procreation. It's also no secret that when contraception fails, men pressure women to abort.
While abortion may "solve" the problem pregnancy in the short term, it doesn't resolve the problem of lost fatherhood in the long term. Regret and sorrow linger on for years and decades after a father's child is aborted.
"Happy Birthday", a rap song performed by Flipsyde, tells a tale of a father's regret about his aborted child. What's notable about this song is the following verse:
"if she don't love children then we can't party"
While Flipsyde misses the point that pre-marital sex is unhealthy, he is on to something here: Pregnancy is a very real possibility, and if a woman would abort an unexpected child, he wouldn't get sexually involved with her.
Flipsyde's recognition of the possibility of contraceptive failure, pregnancy, and abortion resulted in a mental and behavioral change on his part. This appears to be a weakening of the contraceptive mentality that has had a grip on our society for over four decades.
I wonder if Flipsyde is alone here, or is this a growing trend among men?
"Happy Birthday" can be viewed on youtube:
