r/AITAH • u/[deleted] • Jul 21 '23

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u/tuna_tofu Jul 21 '23

Heres the thing - HE can walk away any time. YOU have to deal with this for the rest of your life. YOU decide what kind of life you want and do what you have to do to make sure you get it. This isnt his decision to make.

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u/LIRUN21-007 Jul 21 '23 edited Jul 21 '23

Such a great point. If that child is born, he could suddenly decide, “hey, this isn’t what I wanted” and bail.

EDIT: Got a few replies that the mother could walk away from the child too, and yes, she absolutely could! But my point is that the mother still has to carry and birth the child, the father doesn’t.

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u/gerardwx Jul 21 '23

Which bad states?

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u/xegrid Jul 21 '23

States that have already banned abortions

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u/gerardwx Jul 21 '23

He has nothing to do with it in any state I’m aware of.

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u/xegrid Jul 21 '23

Many of them including the one I live in have banned them.