The reason for my original post remains the same.......it was a question regarding the cost for the emergency care.

I believe the habit of having babies "in" or "out" of wedlock is here to stay - and my post was never intended to be a judgement call.

But........the fact remains that this young couple found themselves at the emergency unit of a local hospital in the middle of the night.
He told me that she was losing so much blood that her lips were turning blue. And they had to sit and wait for treatment because there were no beds available.

The question does come to my mind however, that if this had been life threatening for her - he as the boyfriend could make no decisions for her. No one else was at the hospital with them.

Other personal details about them isn't important here.