True reproductive justice has to hold the father accountable too.
Consent to sex is not consent to pregnancy. If a woman has not expressly consented to being made pregnant, and a man recklessly causes a pregnancy anyway, the law should recognize the physical consequences imposed on her body under ordinary reckless-battery principles.
And for appropriate first offenders, the answer should not just be jail. It should be disciplined diversion: hard work, vocational training, self-command, and preparation to become a responsible father and provider.
Protect the woman. Protect the child. Hold the father accountable.
