Father's right to object to abortion

Father's right to object to abortion is recognized in some countries, particularly in Latin America, while not in others. States could establish this right by court order or by statute in the United States. Since Dobbs, there is no constitutional right to an abortion by a woman (or a man pressuring a woman) in the United States.

Relevant cases and issues:

• Planned Parenthood v. Danforth (1976): a Supreme Court decision rejecting a constitutional (but not a statutory) right of a father to veto an abortion. The flawed reasoning was that the mother bears the primary physical burden of pregnancy.
• Right to Privacy (abrogated by Dobbs): a woman has sometimes had a right to privacy in making healthcare decisions, which in some states includes a right to have an abortion.
• private agreements
• civil liability