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- From: peri@cco.caltech.edu (Michal Leah Peri)
- Newsgroups: soc.men,alt.abortion.inequity,alt.dads-rights
- Subject: Re: adoption rules
- Date: 22 Jan 1993 02:32:21 GMT
- Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
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- beaver@castor.cs.psu.edu (Don Beaver) writes:
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- >peri@cco.caltech.edu (Michal Leah Peri) writes:
- >>rlt@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (r l taylor) writes:
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- >>>Likewise, does the child have a right to a relationship with both parents?
- >>>If so, why should the mother be allowed to deny this relationship by keeping
- >>>(or attempting to keep) the father uninformed of the child's existence?
- >>
- >>IMO that is a terriffic ideal. But there are some cases where this is
- >>not appropriate. Such as where one parent is potentially abusive or
- >>otherwise harmful.
-
- >Yes, but what makes you feel that the mother should have the sole
- >right to make such a judgement?
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- >If a child were one week old and the father *knew* the mother was abusive,
- >would it be right for him to take the child and disappear and never
- >permit the mother to see the child again -- or even to arrange an adoption
- >without her permission or knowledge?
-
- >By proposing that mothers can give children up for adoption without
- >permitting the father to be notified, you imply that it is alright
- >for the *mother* to take such action.
-
- Don, you have a compelling argument here. What do you propose to
- safeguard the father's right to stop an adoption, yet safeguard the
- mother and the child in the cases where the mother feels that the
- father is potentially abusive?
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- -- Michal
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