A Nigerian woman, Glory Okotie, has shared her opinion about hospital bills and birth certificates. She said if she ends up paying the hospital bill after giving birth, then she will not include the father’s name on the child’s birth certificate.
Glory explained that it’s unfair for a woman to carry a pregnancy, go through labor, and still pay the medical bills. She said the father should be responsible for those costs. According to her, if she does everything alone, then the child should carry only her name.
She wrote, “If I carry the pregnancy and also pay the hospital bill, the man’s name will not appear on the birth certificate. Only my name will be there. I can’t understand how a woman would go through all that pain and still handle the costs. What is the man’s job then?”
Her post has sparked a lot of discussion online, especially about gender roles and responsibilities in parenting.
