The Lockdown Plan, Plank One
The Lockdown Plan is a simple blueprint for ensuring that men are guaranteed their reproductive rights granted under the Roe v Wade ruling in approximate measure with the reproductive rights granted women. My blog, Footnote 67, details the philosophical, legal, and moral reasons why men are due equal protection and due process rights guaranteed under our constitution, so this companion blog will not delve into those areas.
The day a medical practitioner --- doctor, nurse, or other licensed professional --- confirms a pregnancy the practitioner will be obligated to fill out a form with information provided by the prospective mother. The medical professional will write the prospective father's name on the form along with his address. The form will also denote the date and time the pregnancy was initially confirmed should the timeframe for compliance interfere with the father's right to exercise choice prior to viability of the fetus. The mother can name the father or decline to name the father; if she declines the father will have recourse to the medical record should the mother at anytime in the future seek to gain support for the child.
Should the mother decline to name the prospective father the doctor (or attending medical professional) will note this on the form. At that moment the prospective mother has exercised her right to absolute privacy in reproductive matters and no coercive laws will burden either her or the prospective father in the exercise of their respective reproductive choices. The medical professional will sign and date the form, which will be retained in the patient's medical record.
If the prospective father is named, the attending physician or medical professional will be required to send a registered letter no later than the next business day addressed to the named prospective father. The registered letter will contain a form to be notarized and returned confirming his understanding that he's been named by the mother as the father of their child. The letter will also contain information regarding steps the prospective father must take to accept or deny any and all future responsibility for the prospective child should the mother decide to carry the pregnancy to term. A copy of the registered letter along with the registered postal receipt will be kept in the patient's medical file.
When the prospective father has returned the notarized form either in person or via registered mail the attending physician will then inform the prospective mother that the man she's named as the father has been duly informed of his responsibilities and obligations regarding his commensurate reproductive right to choose.
The prospective father, once informed by the attending physician of his impending fatherhood, will be required to appear at the county courthouse to sign and notarize a document attesting to his acceptance or disavowal of any and all responsibility for the child, should the mother decide to bring the pregnancy to term. The form will contain the prospective mother's full name, the attending physician's information, and the date the pregnancy was initially confirmed. The court clerk will sign and date the form and it will be kept in a secure file specifically set aside for documenting reproductive choices. Should a duly informed father decline to appear at the county courthouse to register his reproductive choice the law will default to establish his parental rights and responsibilities should the mother choose to carry the pregnancy to term.
The court clerk will provide an authenticated copy of the form to the prospective father. The clerk will, upon proper proof of identity, provide an authenticated copy of the father's submitted form to the prospective mother. When the father has appeared and either accepted or disavowed any future responsibility for the child he has exercised his constitutional right to reproductive choice. All future emotional, financial, and/or familial arrangements by the two parties involved in procreation --- should the father disavow current and future responsibility --- will henceforth be a private matter between them, with no interference from the state unless those arrangements are legally formalized.
The day a medical practitioner --- doctor, nurse, or other licensed professional --- confirms a pregnancy the practitioner will be obligated to fill out a form with information provided by the prospective mother. The medical professional will write the prospective father's name on the form along with his address. The form will also denote the date and time the pregnancy was initially confirmed should the timeframe for compliance interfere with the father's right to exercise choice prior to viability of the fetus. The mother can name the father or decline to name the father; if she declines the father will have recourse to the medical record should the mother at anytime in the future seek to gain support for the child.
Should the mother decline to name the prospective father the doctor (or attending medical professional) will note this on the form. At that moment the prospective mother has exercised her right to absolute privacy in reproductive matters and no coercive laws will burden either her or the prospective father in the exercise of their respective reproductive choices. The medical professional will sign and date the form, which will be retained in the patient's medical record.
If the prospective father is named, the attending physician or medical professional will be required to send a registered letter no later than the next business day addressed to the named prospective father. The registered letter will contain a form to be notarized and returned confirming his understanding that he's been named by the mother as the father of their child. The letter will also contain information regarding steps the prospective father must take to accept or deny any and all future responsibility for the prospective child should the mother decide to carry the pregnancy to term. A copy of the registered letter along with the registered postal receipt will be kept in the patient's medical file.
When the prospective father has returned the notarized form either in person or via registered mail the attending physician will then inform the prospective mother that the man she's named as the father has been duly informed of his responsibilities and obligations regarding his commensurate reproductive right to choose.
The prospective father, once informed by the attending physician of his impending fatherhood, will be required to appear at the county courthouse to sign and notarize a document attesting to his acceptance or disavowal of any and all responsibility for the child, should the mother decide to bring the pregnancy to term. The form will contain the prospective mother's full name, the attending physician's information, and the date the pregnancy was initially confirmed. The court clerk will sign and date the form and it will be kept in a secure file specifically set aside for documenting reproductive choices. Should a duly informed father decline to appear at the county courthouse to register his reproductive choice the law will default to establish his parental rights and responsibilities should the mother choose to carry the pregnancy to term.
The court clerk will provide an authenticated copy of the form to the prospective father. The clerk will, upon proper proof of identity, provide an authenticated copy of the father's submitted form to the prospective mother. When the father has appeared and either accepted or disavowed any future responsibility for the child he has exercised his constitutional right to reproductive choice. All future emotional, financial, and/or familial arrangements by the two parties involved in procreation --- should the father disavow current and future responsibility --- will henceforth be a private matter between them, with no interference from the state unless those arrangements are legally formalized.
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