Part of me really hopes there is, but if they decide not to terminate, I really hope they don't pursue it. How would you feel to find out that your parents sued someone because of the inconvenience of your existence?

It would be a story to tell.

In the US, you could totally file a summons and complaint for both mother and daughter. These actions are clearly illegal and millions could be won in a suit, as well as criminal charges being pressed. However, I'm not sure for Australia. I recommend seeking a qualified attorney or solicitor for advice.

Don’t jump to conclusions: maybe she’s one of those folks that believes that if she somehow did get pregnant, she wouldn’t take that route - which is why she went to such lengths for birth control.

Erm, most folks who are willing to get an abortion will nonetheless go to the same lengths as everyone else to avoid getting pregnant in the first place. Getting an abortion isn't exactly as quick and easy as stopping at a convenience store. If nothing else, it's certainly nice to avoid the inconvenience of wading through the usual crowd of sanctimonious religious mouth breathers outside the front door.

Depends on what state in Australia OP is from it's illegal in some states and heavily restricted in others.

She's apparently from Victoria, where it's perfectly legal as far as I know. So no problems on that front.

"Such lengths"? Condoms and the Pill are standard, bare minimum protection. What on earth do you consider a normal level of precaution?

That’s what I was wondering too. BC pills come in blister packs that you have to pop out of the pack to take.

A good question. If they kept them out of the blister pack in something like a monthly pill box organizer it'd be a lot easier to swap them out, unless they manufacture sugar ones that resemble the packets.

For many varieties of the pill, the last week (period week) is a sugar pill just so you don't get out of the habit of taking it daily. I don't know how the daughter could have gotten so many of them to be able to swap out 3 weeks worth every month for who knows how long.

Yes, I thought that, too. Having access to their condoms is weird, but possible, but being able to swap out the pills is really strange and improbable. And why would the mother confess so readily if she hadn’t warned her before when she found out?

also swapping out the pills to sugar would have induced a period early, unless she swapped them at exactly the right time to coincide when the period was due. when you're on the pill and it's been working fine in the past then your periods start coming at the wrong time, you know something is up.

just automatically took them, didnt even think. apparently it had been happening for about 4 and a half months.

You have me doubting if the story is real. Thanks! I'd have trouble letting go of this otherwise, considering how horrified I am about pregnancy. If it is real, I do hope OP was able to access an abortion quickly and get on with life. And I hope they sued the absolute shit out of that friend with the evil kid.