ok so with reference to a child one does not want, we are now talking about decades of monetary support, as well as emotional support and participation in the development of another person? You don't call that a big deal?
bijous argument was that if a man doesn't want the child, he can walk off into the sunset and basically be free. that's not the case.
Without a paternity test and legal intervention, yes he can walk off into the sunset. And if so legally ordered to support the child because he's proven to be the father, his legal obligation ENDS after he signs the check. He doesn't have to lend emotional support or participate in the child's development unless he CHOOSES to.