But Hendricks provides many other examples, such as the right of unwed fathers, even those who have never met the child they sired, to block a mother’s decision that adoption is best for the child.

Source: https://www.deseret.com/2023/5/12/23719075/mothers-surrogacy-parenting-ivf-jennifer-hendricks

These included the Church's mother and baby homes, run by Roman Catholic nuns and which housed mostly unwed pregnant women who were socially ostracized at the time in conservative, deeply religious Ireland.

Source: https://mashable.com/article/ruth-wilson-daryl-mccormack-woman-in-the-wall-interview