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Old 11-25-2007, 05:11 AM
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Default Re: Mother who gave birth after one-night stand wins right to keep baby secret from t

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Originally Posted by saltwn View Post
Quite the opposite. Another child in similar circumstances may have had a better chance with gramps or dad than a foster program. I'm just saying we don't know the real people in this story. The dad could be an ex-con on his way back to the pen. And the grandparents could be drug dealers or child molesters. The judge may have taken something like that into consideration when honoring the mom's request that the birth be kept secret.
The point was that the mother's whim shouldn't be the only factor...

If a woman who counts ceiling tiles after a few drinks is the BEST option, that child dosn't have much of a shot to begin with...
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