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Mothers are and should be required to care for their children. Otherwise they are rightfully charged with neglect. Granted, carrying a baby is more taxing than spending money on it. Even if it is a lot of money.

Yes, mothers can choose to give up an infant for adoption. But having decided not to do that then responsibility of its upbring rest squarely on the mother. Similarly, a woman can choose not to have sex, but once she does, responsibility for an unwanted pregnancy rests squarely with her.

Similarly, I just had lasik surgery done. Right now my vision is pretty blurry. The odds of it staying that way are exceedingly rare but possible. If they do stay that way, the responsibility of coping with that disability would rest squarely on me -- not the Doctor or inventor of the laser or the state.