I asked this in Pregnancy yesterday, but I'd like more opinions. Thanks!
Two adults (past their 20s) who were trying to avoid pregnancy wind up pregnant anyway. They are friends and do care about each other, but they are not and do not wish to be in a serious relationship. The woman wants to keep the baby. The man doesn't want a child at all.
From a purely ethical standpoint, what are these two adults' responsibilities to each other and the child? If she is choosing to have a child he absolutely does not want, should she simply absolve him and assume all responsibility for the child? What responsibilities, if any, should the man have to the child, when he has made it clear he cannot be a parent at this point in his life?
No knee-jerk make-the-jerk-pay responses, please.
2007-03-03
04:49:53
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