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Imagine if paternity testing was completed on all children at birth. No matter the marital status of the couple, no matter if the father wants to consent and sign the birth certificate or any other circumstance for that matter. Imagine finding out as an adult that the man who had always been identified as your father was actually not your father. Now, imagine knowing who your birth parents are without a reason of doubt. For those men and women - who are not 100% certain if "HE" is the father - imagine all of those uncertainties going away. The testing should be private and the results sent to both tested parents, individually. Since that is not the case, there are many times were uncertainties exist for years (or even a lifetime). There are men who do not want to ask for the test - in fear of offending the mother. Then, there are women who would like to know for certain, but afraid to ask for a test - out of fear of being labeled or losing the man's support with raising the child. There are even children with doubts of who their parents are. Well, in my (unsolicited) opinion, all children should be given a paternity test at birth. If a man chooses to raise/support the child no matter the blood relation - then a paternity test should not change that. Also, once he commits to such and the mother allows him to sign for the child (as the father) he should have the natural rights as any other father without a chance of those rights being revoked in the future. It's not all about financial child support either. Men have been raising and financially supporting kids who are not biologically theirs since before Jesus was crucified/sacrificed. After-all, Joseph wedded a pregnant Mary and raised her son as his own. And women regularly raise non-biological children. I am sure there is at least one someone in your family who was not raised and supported by their biological parent(s). Instead, another relative (grandmother, aunt, uncle, cousin, sister, or brother) did so. I am sure if you think a bit deeper you have a relative in your family who is not blood related but has been around since as far as you can think back. They still are and always have been considered family. Paternity testing will not change any of that. But, mandatory paternity testing will give certainty for all children where an identified mother and father, exist.
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