Among other things, birth control is not infallible.

Sure but 1) The chance of birth control failing is quite small (most people who take maternity leave did not become pregnant due to birth control failing) and usually can be detected if it does. 2) Abortions exist. 3) The positives and the potential negatives of an action should always be evaluated and the people committing said action should assume full responsibility for it.

1. It depends on the form of birth control. Fallibility varies widely from one form to another.

2. Last I checked, abortions are shockingly hard to come by in many parts of the US.

3. Women can be virtuously celibate and chaste and wind up pregnant due to being forcibly raped.

Sexual morality is and always has been a complicated matter. This won't be changing anytime soon.

> 3. Women can be virtuously celibate and chaste and wind up pregnant due to being forcibly raped.

Certainly but this is an extreme case that should be handled differently. How much % of the people getting paid a maternity leave do so due to rape?

I have no clue, but it's highly problematic to ask women to publicly disclose that they got knocked up by their rapist. They shouldn't have to tell anyone that if they do not wish to disclose it.

If they keep the child, how they talk to that child about their paternity should be a private matter. It will be difficult no matter what they do.

I would argue that exposing the rapist so that other women do not fall victim to them is desirable but at the same time I would not want to force women to disclose it if they do not wish to.

> They shouldn't have to tell anyone that if they do not wish to disclose it.

As long as they are fine with not getting the maternity leave, sure.

> how they talk to that child about their paternity should be a private matter. It will be difficult no matter what they do.

Certainly, I will not disagree.