Its a tough one to answer and highly circumstantial too. There is the question of responsibility from both sides, the use of contraceptives or lack of, etc. Also does the male have the right to force the female to abort? It's her body as far as choosing not to have a child, but it is his genetic material along with hers. Then there is the possibility of manipulation, that the female intentionally got pregnant to take advantage of the male.
If you want a harder answer from me, it depends on circumstance. Ultimately I say that the mother has the right to conceive the child, that she cannot be forced to go through a medical procedure to abort the child. As for child support, well that depends on circumstance. If they both got drunk, had unprotected sex, well I think they are both on the hook. If they were careful and still had an accident, then it gets more tricky (there is some responsibility for the possibility of having a child even with protection) and would have to be judged case by case on merrit. If the woman purposely got pregnant with out the consent or knowledge of the male then she deserves nothing, though proving it would be most difficult.
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