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Originally Posted by allieyoung666
Yeah but she must have wanted a kid or she would not have done it!
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That sounds like an excuse.
Having once (many years ago) been in a situation where I thought the decision had been taken out of my hands, I know how disturbing that feels.
I can understand that the law-makers never envisaged such a situation ocurring - I think there's a few novellists currently quietly (or maybe not so quietly) cursing they hadn't thought of that as a plot line.
What she did was clearly a deception, and as such she should shoulder the full responsibility for her actions.
Having said that, the child that has resulted from her despicable action is not to blame, and there is no reason why it should suffer for the sins of the mother.
Hopefully the (reluctant) parents and courts will find a balanced solution. It being in the USA I doubt it.