Do you think that DNA testing should be mandatory at the time of the child's birth?

Mater semper certa est; pater est quem nuptiae demonstrant (translation: The mother is obvious; the father is the one she was married to when the child was born)

"mama's baby, papa's maybe"

A study by the American Association of Blood Banks discovered that in 30 percent of 280,000 blood tests performed to determine paternity, the man tested was not actually the biological father of a child / children he had been told were his.

I've yet to hear any reason how it is in the best interest of a child (for emotional as well as health) reasons to be lied to about who their father is.

Edit: 30% is pretty high!

Keyser Soze:

"30 percent of 280,000 blood tests performed to determine paternity, the man tested was not actually the biological father of a child / children he had been told were his."

That wasn't a random sampling. That was a collection of people wanting tests who had reason to doubt the paternity and actually did something about it. That's actually pretty low for that.

To answer the question, no. It's a waste of money and calls into question the morals and trustworthiness of all women. It also calls into question the commitment of the guy. If my guy decided that he wanted a paternity test for our child, that relationship would be over. If he can't trust me, wtf is he doing with me?

The man has a right to do whatever medical stuff he wants to himself (more or less), but I don't know about bringing the child into this without the other parent's approval. If it's okay by law, then I have no issue with allowing it without informing the mother.

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I think the woman can still name whoever she claims is the father and have him put on the birth certificate. Idk if the guy has to confirm that or w/e, but he should have to by either signing something to say it's true or having a court mandated DNA test to confirm his denial.

Not mandatory for the time of the child's birth but maybe for the father to have his name placed on the birth certificate.

and to the wasted $ people, you're having children. Enjoy 'wasting' at least another 17-18 years of $ on them. :)

I think they should be mandatory unless the woman signs away the right to get money from whoever she claims the father is or, the father signs that he doesn't care if it's not really his.

Male

@Keyser Soze

"AABB has seen the exclusion rate misused by several organizations trying to claim that 30% of men are

misled into believing they are biological fathers of children when the mother knows this not to be true.

This view is incorrect."

From the AABB themselves, source below.

For unmarried women giving birth, I can see the point, and for underage women, it could end a lot of debate. However, it's not a silver bullet, Men with blood type 'o' are universal donors and universal Dads, so the idea may be sound but the result may create more of a problem than it solves.

Who pays for the test? Just because he isn't doesn't mean we can test every possible. So who is responsible, ultimately it's the woman anyway. Even if he does step up, he can change his mind, mom not so much so.

Yes. The man has a right to know if it is really his child or not. No woman should have the right to withhold information on if he is actually the father or not.

The man should be allowed to get this done as soon as possible. If the woman refuses, he should be allowed to avoid all parental responsibility as a result of her withholding information on it.

maybe.. I mean it wouldnt hurt anything I guess. If the father wants one ofcourse it should be allowed. Is it not allowed now ?

M

no

but i think it should be allowed upon request by either party

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No, I don't think so. I think the mother has the right to keep it secret if she wants to. I also think it might bring pressure into a relationship.

No i don't. The vast majority have been fine without one, and it seems like a huge waste of money.

And no, he shouldn't be able to do that without her consent.