From what I've seen, a generally obnoxious group of folks. Jeff at Shakesville runs down some things about MRAs:
What is an MRA?
He's a Men's Rights Activist, part of the broader Men's Rights Movement. He--
Wait, wait. "Men's Rights Movement?"
Yes.
...
You brought up abortion--I'm guessing the MRAs aren't exactly pro-choice, are they?
They're pro-choice for men. They think, by and large, that abortion is fine, if it gets them out of fatherhood when they want to, and they think, by and large, that abortion is evil if it keeps them from being fathers when they want to. They're big fans of spousal notification laws, and as you can see by the "Choice for Men" rhetoric, they're also big fans of having the legal system help them manipulate women into terminating pregnancies that they would otherwise carry to term.
It's kind of funny and kind of sad, but a useful primer nonetheless.
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The bottom line here is that if you are male, you are wrong, whatever your feelings, about the birth or non birth of your offspring, if mother disagrees. Once the seed is sown it is a matter of a woman's choice. She can choose to give birth, keep the child from it's father, and sue him for support. Or, she can terminate the pregnancy even if the father offers to take complete responsibility following birth.
"Choice" does not extend to dad.
It is easy to empathize with the pregnant woman but keep in mind that the huge problem of deadbeat dads may partially result from the fact that fathers are so powerless.
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