Just throwing it out there for thought....
Perhaps after 10 years of "knowing" each other Laura decided that she wanted a baby and "Cowboy" didn't want to commit to that. I know of a person who chose to be artificially inseminated by a chosen "unknown" donor just because her biological clock was ticking and she wanted to have a child. It's not unheard of for a woman to take matters into her own hands if the desire to be a mother is strong and a partner is unwilling.
"if" he's not taking ownership of the baby, maybe she chose to do it on her own and now he's along for the ride so to speak. This could be very complicated.
Regrets, depression, broken relationship, doubts, the list is endless.
No proof, no link. Just MOO
This is a very worrisome situation.