Maybe she felt that she would be a bad mother and maybe she is the loser? Neither one of them acted responsibly on that one night.
That's fine for her to have that opinion of herself. It's probably a healthy thing for her and the child, but it doesn't change the fact that she probably doesn't know bebe-daddy well enough to say the same thing about him.
Ok, having a one-night stand isn't the brightest thing to do for either of them, and it's not a good sign of future parental responsibility, but it could have been a fluke on the dude's part and he's really a good guy...I wouldn't think so, but it could happen...he MIGHT have the potential and desire to be a good father and should have that opportunity if he wants it.
If the situation was reversed and chickie wanted to keep the child, would it be automatically assumed she would be a bad mother? It shouldn't be automatically assumed the guy would be a bad father. Maybe he'd want to keep the child. And if not, he should at least be asked to sign the papers giving the baby up for adoption...Can't you see it now, some mutual acquaintance of theirs tells him chickie had his kid and turns out he really, really wants to be a father to this child. What happens when he sues the adoptive parents for custody, based on the fact that no one told him about the baby. THAT's why it IS the law here, because in similar situations, guys sued and made their case that they have rights as a father.