Men Who Refuse Paternity Tests Will Be Assumed the Father

	posted by Scott on Wednesday February 07, @08:12AM from the reproductive-rights dept.
	The UK Times reports that a new parenting law will by default presume that a man declared the father of a child by the mother is indeed the father if he refuses to take a DNA paternity test. This is a very serious civil liberties issue, as we should all have the ability to safegaurd our genetic information, and not relinquish that right simply because a person names you as the father. The potential for misuse of this law is staggering. Click here to read the article.

	Source: The Times [UK newspaper] Title: DNA threat to absentee fathers Author: Melissa Kite Date: February 6, 2001

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A potential misuse (Score:1) by Mars on Wednesday February 07, @10:16PM EST (#1) (User #73 Info) One can imagine all kinds of abuses. If the DNA of the population is made available in a public database, then anyone could find at least two potential fathers of each of their children, both of whom could be reported to the CSA, tracked down and gouged for child support payments. The CSA might conduct its own periodic database searches of children and name, based on its own findings, the several possible fathers of each of child living in the United Kingdom and go after the "fathers" that the search has identified for back child support. It is becoming increasingly clear that fatherhood is becoming unconstitutional in the United States. A law like this is needed to make it a federal offense to be male. I find myself so threatened by anti-male laws like this that I've decided not to get married, have children, or involve myself with anyone who can bear children. The risk of getting entangled with oppressive arms of the government who seek to criminalize fatherhood is too great.

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