Poll: Who's the daddy? Paternity test.

[manaman]

Genetics shouldn't mean anything in child-raising.

And a mother misleading a man into raising a child not their own by lying shouldn't matter either? It should, even if the women is only not giving voice to some minor doubt, it is wrong to mislead someone like that.

 

[emeraldrafael]

20%(depending on what study you believe)that men are raising children they believe they father but did not.

First off., LOVE the Tom and Bob Avy.

Secondly, 20% seems ABIT high.

Anyway, i would say just do it when the dad has doubts.

 

[JUMBO PALACE]

I don't think paternity tests should be mandatory but the option available if there is reasonable doubt.

Pretty much this. If you think the little monster is someone else's and you think you can escape, ask for a test. If you don't have any doubts, then don't bother.

 

[FamoFunk]

Err, no. Unless of course there is majour doubts or the woman has admitted to cheating etc. then done should be done asap.

But not every time a child is born :/

 

[The Gnome King]

Yes, they should be done. It provides vital medical information to the child - every doctor asks your medical history and what diseases run in your family, kind of important to know who your father is in that case. (And the statistics showing how many men raising children that aren't really biologically theirs are horrifying. Mothers have a way "to be sure" the kid is theirs; so should fathers.)

I think this will become routine medical practice one day, and I am thankful for it. Keeps everybody honest where a child's life (and a man's financial future) is at stake.

 

[Donbett1974]

20%(depending on what study you believe)that men are raising children they believe they father but did not.

First off., LOVE the Tom and Bob Avy.

Secondly, 20% seems ABIT high.

Anyway, i would say just do it when the dad has doubts.

I said "It's estimated that 1.7%-20%(depending on what study you believe)" 1.7% being the low number to 20% being the high number I also put in a disclaimer. Please don't try to use parts of my post to mislead.

 

[emeraldrafael]

20%(depending on what study you believe)that men are raising children they believe they father but did not.

First off., LOVE the Tom and Bob Avy.

Secondly, 20% seems ABIT high.

Anyway, i would say just do it when the dad has doubts.

I said "It's estimated that 1.7%-20%(depending on what study you believe)" 1.7% being the low number to 20% being the high number I also put in a disclaimer. Please don't try to use parts of my post to mislead.

I'm not, just saying, thats a bit high, even for the study.

 

[Valknott]

Eh. If I trusted the chick I wouldn't question it, but if I thought she couldn't be trusted I may demand a test.

 

[antidonkey]

If paternity tests were mandatory wouldn't that mean the end of maury povich?

 

[xdom125x]

Your birth certificate should have your biologically proven father on it(so it can be used for medical reasons as well as compelling the bio-father for child support I guess) , not just the name of somebody that has been led to think he is the father. So yeah, mandatory paternity tests. If he is the real biological father, he should be fine and dandy and reassured while if he isn't the father, he has the right to know that it isn't his bio-baby.

If paternity tests were mandatory wouldn't that mean the end of maury povich?

Oh noes. If that happened, what would i watch when i am stuck at home because I am sick?(love/hate relationship with that show. Its like a train wreck, once you catch a glimpse you can't look away)

 

[Jonluw]

Well, it's handy for medical reasons, and can keep babies from getting mixed up in hospitals (which apparently happens disturbingly often), and it'll uncover it if the wife cheated.
I see no harm in it. In fact, if it was a mandatory procedure, the family would be spared the stress caused by the father asking for a paternity test. I'm all for it.
I see no downsides at all.

 

[MelziGurl]

I don't think it should be mandatory, that's a bit overboard and an intrusion of privacy. Though if the person in question has doubts about who the father is, then with the consent of the mother (if she's innocent she's not going to care). I certainly wouldn't appreciate someone telling me that I had to have a paternity test if my hypothetical partner in this situation was or was not the father without first running it by me.

 

[BRex21]

I really think it should. Since when is lieing to your partner about who the father of your child is a good thing.

 

[dementis]

Definately at birth, I wouldn't want to raise a child that isn't my own, just makes no evolutionary sense to care for, supply for, spend money on someone else's child, your genes aren't being passed on to the next generation.

 

[Socks and Shoes]

Why not?

If I had a wife and if I found out that the child she had was not mine, I'd dump her ass in a heartbeat.

 

[kurupt87]

I don't think paternity tests should be mandatory but the option available if there is reasonable doubt.

Wouldn't work, the pressure is then on the father because he doesn't trust the mother. Which would nearly always cause a huge row, whether or not there's any cause for it (ie. guilt).

If it's a standard test then there's no judgement from either party. It'd be a good thing to know anyway, medically speaking. Actual fathers are likely to be possible donors, mugs are not.

 

[Dr. Pepper Unlimited]

Genetics shouldn't mean anything in child-raising.

It means a great deal in parenting. The hospital needs to know who the genetic background of the mother and father to determine that child's risk for genetic diseases and abnormalities that run in the family. It's imperative that the father and mother's backgrounds be known for the health of the child.