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Grasping Fatherhood In Abortion And Adoption.Pdf, Malinda L. Seymore
Grasping Fatherhood In Abortion And Adoption.Pdf, Malinda L. Seymore
Malinda L. Seymore
Biology makes a mother, but it does not make a father. While a mother is a legal parent by reason of her biological relationship with her child, a father is not a legal parent unless he takes affirmative steps to grasp fatherhood. Being married to the mother at the time of conception or at the time of birth is one of those affirmative steps. But if he is not married to the mother, he must do far more before he will be legally recognized as a father. Biology is often presented as a sufficient reason for this dichotomy – it …