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Would you have a baby without the dad's support? Many say if they accidentally got pregnant, they'd go ahead and do the single mom thing. (Dating And Relating Debate).(Brief Article)

Cosmopolitan

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* When Elizabeth Hurley announced that she was pregnant and named her on-again, off-again flame--producer Stephen Bing--as the father, he resisted taking responsibility. Bing questioned whether the baby was his and declared that he wouldn't marry Hurley. "It is her choice to be a single mother," he said. Hurley forged ahead and had a baby boy, Damian Charles, in April. So we asked Cosmo readers, should a woman go through with having a child if the father bails?

Yes: single moms can manage

 
95%    WOMEN 
100%   MEN 

"Although it doesn't seem ideal, we live in a world where single-parent families are more common than ever. As long as a child is loved and taken care of, it doesn't matter if the biological dad is there."--Cari, 21

"If you are committed enough, you can raise a happy, healthy child on your own. Just because Dad isn't around doesn't mean there aren't other men who can and will be a positive male role model for your son or daughter."--Jennie, 22

"From the perspective of the child, it's much better to have one parent who cares about you more than anything and not know the other than to know both parents and know that your dad doesn't care about you and wishes you hadn't been born."--Jennifer, 21

"When my mother mother became pregnant with me, my father denied paternity and got out of paying child support. Twenty-four years later, I finally met him. When I saw how he lives and who he hangs out with, I knew that my mother made the right choice by not pursuing ...

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