Unwed Fathers Fight for Babies Placed for Adoption by Mothers - New York Times

2011-01-02T13:51:37+00:00

"There are men who complain, 'What, I have to file for every woman I've had sex with?' " Professor Beck said. "But men are on notice of possible pregnancy by virtue of having had sex, and the alternative is leaving it up to the women to chase them down."

Wow. Just... wow.

courthouseman · 2011-01-02T08:46:09+00:00

I think the registry is a good thing, but the states that require the father to register before the mother files an adoption petition has got to be, in some way, unconstitutional, as it affects fundamental rights and provides no reasonable method for pre-notification.

Nice quote from the feminist in the article, though, in which she argues that men should register every time they have sex. What a joke.

stemgang · 2011-01-02T23:46:34+00:00

They have no problem tracking down a putative Father to extract child-support payments from him.

But it's too much trouble to even notify a man before permanently terminating his parental rights.

Nope, no need for a men's rights movement. No need at all...

dasSchnabeltier · 2011-01-03T01:11:29+00:00

Even for registered men, the system is flawed. Because the registries are state by state, a registration means nothing if the father or mother has moved — or if the baby was surrendered for adoption in a different state specifically to avoid a challenge. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, Democrat of Louisiana, will address that problem in the Proud Father Act, which would create a national registry and is to be introduced in Congress later this year.

The Proud Father Act never came into law. ):

thetrollking · 2011-01-02T16:25:24+00:00

Look at the date on the article....

Title	Unwed Fathers Fight for Babies Placed for Adoption by Mothers - New York Times
Author	thetrollking
Upvotes	40
Comments	16
Date	January 2, 2011 8:26 AM UTC (15 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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