It states that if a birth father turns his back on the woman, beats her, won't support her during the pregnancy either emotionally or financially, he has effectively given up his rights to the child from the get-go. Most of that would be gone under the bill. Under this bill, after a baby is born and placed with his adoptive parents, the birth mother would have three days to take the baby back. In the father's case, he could also claim the child if the birth mother failed to track him down and tell him she's pregnant and ask for support. Even if he refuses to help her, he still can come back within two years and get that child, according to Tate.
Grandparents can also sue to adopt, even if that contradicts the birthparents' wishes.
To read about this bill is to conclude that the people who wrote it think women place their babies for adoption with the casualness of a trip to the mall to return a dress that didn't fit. To read about this bill is to conclude that the people who wrote it think birth fathers are running for sainthood. And they certainly don't want the men telling them whether they can place their children for adoption. And with good reason. This bill is supposed to give birth fathers their rights.