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Should paternity tests be conducted at birth?

You know the issues involved. Yes or no, and why?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    If there is doubt, I think it should be done. I mean, better find out from the beginning, than once the kid is 10 years old.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    yes

    I have heard that the statistics show that as much as 30% have the wrong father listed on the birth certificate.

  • Anne C
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    If there is a question of paternity, not as a rule. It's a private family matter.

  • 1 decade ago

    No.

    Most of us know who the parents are. Just because it's an issue for some doesn't meant it should be required of all of us.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Yes..... Even if they think they are. That way it is absolute.

  • 1 decade ago

    Only if you're paying the bill. (about $500 per test).

    Source(s): a taxpayer
  • 1 decade ago

    Absolutely not.

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