Abortion could be illegal, and you could still allow men not to care for their children. Child support wasn't a thing for most of history.
Women used to have to attempt to keep a man. There was a lot of social pressure but very little to stop him from simply running far enough off that no one knew who he was. Which happened a lot.
Abortion could be illegal, and you could still allow men not to care for their children. Child support wasn't a thing for most of history.
Women used to have to attempt to keep a man. There was a lot of social pressure but very little to stop him from simply running far enough off that no one knew who he was. Which happened a lot.
Which is why it's the father that picked his daughter's beau. Or held him at gunpoint at the altar if he tries to skedaddle.