' Fathers are held financially liable and emotionally responsible if the baby is born , they are expected to love and nurture their children , yet they are expected to remain silent if an unborn child is aborted without their knowledge or consent . ' 4 justice . org 201611 f a t h e r l i f enotjustconceptionfathers 4 j u s t i c e l a u n c h e i ghthamendmentcampaignThey don ' t literally say they advocate for reproductive coercion , but their language suggests they ' re not opposed to it . Edit To clarify , what I mean by ' their language ' is their assumption that fathers are ' expected to remain silent if an unborn child is aborted without their knowledge or consent '. Fathers are certainly permitted to voice their thoughts concerns about abortion , but to suggest that a woman has an abortion requires the ' consent ' of the man is certainly suggestive of reproductive coercion .