Barby Posted October 5, 2004 Posted October 5, 2004 When a woman gives birth to a child either married to the father or not. Do you think it should be mandatory for a woman to give the "alleged" father a paternity test in the hospital when the baby is born to avoid any confusion later on down the line??! I'm asking this because OMG there are so many "you're my baby's daddy" shows on Maury, ect. The women SWEARING these men are the "daddys" and then it turns out that they're not. If I was in the situation I ended up prego I would give the man a paternity test for his own piece of mind so that there would never be a shred of doubt getting in the way of him being a good father to the child. On the other hand if I were a man I'd want a test as early as possible because there are just too many scandalous people out here nowadays.... I stand that yes it should be something the hospital does automatically BEFORE putting a man's name on the BC. What do you think? (Okay so I was bored and just wanted to know what ya'll think of this, it's annoying to hear this young girls bringing babies into the world and not having a clue (even though they swear they do) who the baby's dad is (having slept with like 4-5 men within a couple of weeks....hello what does that say about character?)
supermom Posted October 5, 2004 Posted October 5, 2004 I think it would be a good idea, but what if the alleged father isn't around?
Author Barby Posted October 5, 2004 Author Posted October 5, 2004 I guess that would be an "exception" but mainly speaking in those women who claim a man IS the father and he doubts it, or just people in general who are having children and want the "air cleared" so to speak. Of course if he isn't around then you can't give him the test. But when possible I think the hospital should do the test.
honey2005 Posted October 5, 2004 Posted October 5, 2004 I don't think it should be mandatory, but if the "father" of the child wants one, then I think he should get it done.
tiki Posted October 5, 2004 Posted October 5, 2004 What about happily married couples? That's the one I keep getting hung up on. Not that infedility can't happen there...but you get what I'm saying.
kiwi29f Posted October 5, 2004 Posted October 5, 2004 [ don't think it should be mandatory, but if the "father" of the child wants one, then I think he should get it done.quote] I think that would be a good idea but on the downside, paternity test are expensive like $450 a pop that would just make your hospital bill more.
CurlyIam Posted October 5, 2004 Posted October 5, 2004 I'd go for mandatory as long as they do it after the baby was born (don't touch my amniotical liquid,it belongs all to my baby!!!).
Naive Posted October 5, 2004 Posted October 5, 2004 I think that it's a good idea. There are so many guys that are stuck with child support because they signed the birth certificate thinking the baby was his and he gets stuck with child support while the real dad is somewhere else running around without any worries. That's not cool.
Author Barby Posted October 6, 2004 Author Posted October 6, 2004 Cool to see opinions...of course it won't be changed but it was a thought. What about happily married couples? That's the one I keep getting hung up on. Not that infedility can't happen there...but you get what I'm saying. Even in that case, you know how they check the Mother and the child to make sure they're okay...well I think that should be just another test that's done. If she knows it's her hubby's then no worries...even in marriages some men tend to doubt paternity even if the wife is faithful and there aren't many problems. I think that would be a good idea but on the downside, paternity test are expensive like $450 a pop that would just make your hospital bill more. Very true but since there are so many stories even dating back some years, I think the expense is worth it in the end to save the innocent child the possible alienation and rejection from a man who will use "I'm not 100% sure they're mine" as an excuse to dodge his fatherly duties.... Cheaper than 18 years of child support! Very true, especially when the woman isn't very forth coming about how many partners she's having encounters with at the time she becomes prego. Anyway as I mentioned I just started this out of boredom to see what other people think about it...
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