RustyMonkey wrote:It came up in a conversation about marriage, she told me how horrible she is with relationships and such. Basically, all she wants now is to not have a kid with her boyfriend.
I brought the idea of visiting an abortion clinic, but she said it's too complicated and asked me if I could falcon punch her.
Of course, this kind of hit me in the face. She's not an idiot or anything, the complete opposite. She also hasn't been on a had sex in months, so the baby must be pretty well developed. I jokingly made a comment about how she would charge me for assault, and she said that I could write a contract that I would have no financial, emotional, spiritual, or physical obligations to her and/or the baby and she would sign it. Would something like that be legally binding? Would it hold up well in court?
For a lot of reasons, I rather doubt you are serious.
Firstly, even if you were to do this, it is more likely that you would seriously injure, but not kill the fetus and her both.
In either case, she would almost certainly have to go to the hospital, where a police report would likely follow.
In the US, you would likely be convicted of murder or conspiracy to murder , or at a minimum, injury to a fetus. The exact charges are still a bit shakey/variable, but one thing is clear. DA's are most definitely willing to prosecute those who kill late term fetus' for murder.
And, the written contract would probably make it much worse, because it would be undeniable proof of intent and forethought.
So, the short answer is it is most likely a quick way to both wind your girlfriend in the hospital, probably with an injured child AND both of you in jail.
Why not just put the child up for adoption instead? In the US, you can even abandon a child without any questions asked to any fire station, police station OR hospital (just make SURE you give it to a PERSON, do NOT just leave it on the doorstep ... not all of these are manned 24 hours, especially fire halls and police stations in small towns). If the child is uninjured (or definitely not injured post birth), you will NOT face any criminal charges.
