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Does it vary by state?
Because I know that in my state the father's consent is required for adoption. If the mother chooses to have the child and wants to put it up for adoption, but the father wants it, he can contest the adoption and get child support from the mother. I don't know how often that happens, but it's on the books.
Yes, he has to contest it - it's not identical to the mother's rights, but that's because he can vanish before the child is born, but the mother cannot, obviously.