Is child support for unwanted pregnancies unfair on men

A man should be able to abdicate legal responsibility early in the pregnancy but must, at that time, also relinquish all parental rights to the would-be mother. The female then can consider the full realities of her situation and decide whether or not to have, and indeed then keep, the child.

Obviously provisions need to be made to support both parties in this regard, and we should be doing more to support all single mothers anyway, but I am yet to see a truly compelling reason why something like this wouldn't work.

That is an interesting point. The thing is that adoption would require consent from both parties wouldn't it?

If the mother wanted to give the child up for adoption and the father didn't, would he not be able to keep custody?

So the real question is in that scenario, does and should a mother also have to provide child support for her unwanted pregnancy if the father remains in custody?

The risk is you sleep with a man then there is always the risk you can get pregnant.

Change 2 words that doesn't drastically alter your point and it is a pro-life argument

What on earth are you talking about? If you have sex with a woman, there is a chance she may get pregnant. At that point (and rightly so), the man should have joint responsibility for the child. If this concept offends you so much, I suggest you keep your trousers well and truly zipped up! Problem sorted and everyone is happy!

The risk is you sleep with a girl then there is always the risk they can get pregnant.

Not every female believes in abortion, just saying.

Didn't say they did, but please if you are just going to recycle pro-life arguments be consistent and at least support the pro-life argument.

Consent to sex isn't consent to pregnancy, for either sex - just as consent to skydiving isn't consent to get splattered on the ground even though former carries definite risk of the latter.

Do you really think someone who insemiated themselves with your sperm alone in a bathroom without your knowledge should be allowed to make you force them to pay them? That's insane yet it's the insane law in this country.
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This isn't an argument though is it? You're just stating your opinion as though it's fact. You've simply asserted that this course of events happens and happens rightly without justifying it. At best this is an is ought fallacy.

Skydiving carries its risks, which you consent to when you agree to do it, which is similar to sex. Similarly, having unprotected sex isn't consent for HIV, but it's a risk that you should acknowledge before you take it

It's a risk he takes imo. If he really doesn't want to risk being a father, why sleep with her in the first place?

You agree you might get pregnant, or you might be turned into human jello but you definitely don't consent to it - that is to say if you break you leg while skydiving, while you agreed that was a possibility we don't say "you consented to skydiving therefore you consented to having your legs broken so we're not gonna treat you"; similarly if you get pregnant we can't say "you consented to sex therefore you consented to get pregnant so we're not gonna let you have an abortion", or in case of males "you consented to have sex therefore you consented to being responsible for a child so you can't extricate yourself".

Sex leads to pregnancy. No precaution can fully prevent that. You agree to sex, you accept the consequences.
Don't sleep around if you don't want the risk

We live in a female privileged world that teaches men to provide for women and when the roles are reversed men are shamed and put down. Its a man's job to provide for a woman. A man is treated like an animal, like a valueless object, who's entire purpose for existence is to serve women. This matriarchal culture needs to change. Women need to be held accountable for their actions. if you wind up pregnant with a child and the father did not plan that child with you. That child is your responsibility and yours alone.