Paternity tests shouldn’t just be normalized—they should be mandatory at birth.

mrkpxx · 2025-02-10T16:10:13+00:00

A child must be given the right to know who sees his or her parents; this is absolutely necessary for medical reasons alone.

TBoneTheOriginal · 2025-02-10T18:44:43+00:00

Not required... but any father should be allowed to request one without the mother knowing. It can be discrete.

Mysterious-Citron875 · 2025-02-10T12:53:08+00:00

I am 100% in favour for married couples.

For unmarried individuals, the father should have the right not to pay maintenance if the child is unwanted by him but the mother wanted to have it anyway.

Numerous-Manager-202 · 2025-02-10T16:32:55+00:00

If people could be less sensitive about it and prioritise the wellbeing of the child then the world might be a better place. Children should have confirmation of paternity in order to identify a family risk of genetic conditions and things like heart disease among others. I imagine most reasonable mothers and fathers would agree unless they thought there's a risk of thei guy not being the father

gre2704 · 2025-02-10T13:06:52+00:00

Maybe not at birth because I do see concerns about the state illegally building a genetic database that might get abused later by health insurance companies or someone elsw. But a positive paternity test should be mandatory for any entry on the birth certificate or any garnishing of child support.

Plus a legal way for men to opt out of fatherhood needs to be established.

sar1562 · 2025-02-10T14:59:08+00:00

based on the current family courts situation if they ain't married test the baby I can be behind this.

PIF_Daddy · 2025-02-10T13:42:54+00:00

Maybe instead of crying about it on the internet, we should march in the streets for FEDERAL mandatory paternity testing at birth.

LGBTQ protested until they got the right to marry. Do they have more pair than us??? 🤔🤔🤔

thatusenameistaken · 2025-02-10T22:31:39+00:00

IN UTERO. Don't let the fraud last until birth.

NIPP tests can be done at the first prenatal checkup and only require a blood draw from mom.

Zestyclose_Ad2224 · 2025-02-10T16:09:13+00:00

And the National Liars Database for all the malicious liars

tripu · 2025-02-10T22:21:00+00:00

Abolutely. No good reasons not to. I have been saying this for years.

miranto · 2025-02-10T23:24:41+00:00

Unmarried men already have the right to request a test at time of birth if they so choose.

Due_Muffin_8868 · 2025-02-10T23:31:34+00:00

Amen.

InPrinciple63 · 2025-02-11T00:51:38+00:00

It becomes less complicated if men are given the enshrined right to consent to use of their body (sperm) as part of the wider right for everyone to determine use of their own body. Non-consensual use should come with consequences, just like breaking consent for use of a womans body for sex, which could take the form of a man no longer being responsible for the welfare of that child.

63daddy · 2025-02-10T19:03:03+00:00

We take steps including mandatory registration as a means to prevent other kinds of fraud. Why should paternity fraud be any different?

Knowing paternity, isn’t just about paternity fraud but can very important information in identifying and treating possible genetic conditions which might be overlooked or dismissed if incorrect paternity information is assumed.

It’s typically fairly clear who the mother is, so verifying the same about fatherhood shouldn’t be a problem.

Electric_Donut_Mouth · 2025-02-10T14:39:54+00:00

Mandatory is tough and the government always messes up everything they touch. I have written this argument better than I’m going to write it wrote now but basically women need to spear head the paternity thing. It needs to be “I love my husband. Doubting paternity causes men pain. I don’t want my husband to feel pain. Here is a paternity test.” We need to encourage all women that this is the only acceptable thing in 2025. Whether the kid is 40 or 40 weeks. Women need to start reassuring their men out of kindness.

DontTreadOnMe96 · 2025-02-10T18:54:11+00:00

Even if you're the biological father, the child is government's property regardless.

JimmyTheDog · 2025-02-11T02:25:25+00:00

Don't talk about this in France, it is illegal to do a paternity test in the country without a court order...
https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/6hwojq/cmv_the_paternity_test_ban_in_france_shows/

rabel111 · 2025-02-11T23:59:30+00:00

Every child has the right to know their biological parents, regardless of the needs of women to have the lies and deception hiden, to avoid embarassment and discovery.

It says a lot about our community, when the embarassment of a woman is more important than the rights of a child.

magicalgnome9 · 2025-02-12T03:25:48+00:00

I can get behind this

antifeminist3 · 2025-02-12T22:52:16+00:00

Making a false representation in order to induce someone to pay money is fraud--she should be charged with fraud.

In the USA, a guy can go to jail for failure to pay--basically false paternity is forced labor.

Tireless_AlphaFox · 2025-03-03T05:54:53+00:00

hard agree!

corporate_robot_dude · 2025-02-10T15:42:58+00:00

Yes, by all ethical and moral standards. However in practicality the government knows this would cause huge social issues and a financial burden on the state. The massive increase in broken single parent households will result in deadbeat kids eventually becoming criminals and crooks. These kids and the rise in single mothers would be a huge drain on social services, of which your taxes pay for.

So realistically, that's why they prefer to keep men in the dark and let them continue to raise and support their families. Women will never be held accountable to their actions, but men will always have to do the cleanup.

Ok-Consideration8724 · 2025-02-10T21:54:35+00:00

Ehhh. Not sure about mandatory but certainly should be offered for free at the hospital.

MissMenace101 · 2025-02-11T09:08:17+00:00

Taking the women’s last name makes more sense than taking the man’s

SidewaysGiraffe · 2025-02-10T18:29:13+00:00

No. No, they shouldn't. The government, a primary source not only of discrimination against men, but discrimination and corruption in general, should absolutely NOT have everyone's genetic records on file. It doesn't matter how many times you people repeat it, it's not going to magically become true.

You want to make sure the child you're raising is actually yours? Perfectly understandable. But that won't matter when you can't get a job because "It's too high pressure and he has a genetic predisposition to alcoholism", or no insurer will cover you past the age of 40 because of your "familial tendencies toward cancer".

Former_Range_1730 · 2025-02-10T16:42:30+00:00

If a hospital forced a paternity test on my wife, we would feel as though the hospital is trying to infantized grown adults.

Chupadedo · 2025-02-10T14:14:46+00:00

Should be mandatory when the father requests it. It would be a waste of resources if it's done on every single birth.

pavelshum · 2025-02-10T15:59:32+00:00

Fuck that shit. The government cannot and should not be in charge of "safeguarding" everyone's DNA. Have you not heard of genetically targeted bioweapons? Never mind the fact that you are invading an infant's privacy. They are incapable of consenting to giving their DNA to the government.

CountingMyDick · 2025-02-10T15:04:45+00:00

All tests have false positives and false negatives. Seems like that would make things messy.

False negatives might be corrected with further testing. Maybe. Though what if the couple doesn't have much money? Even if it is later corrected, that's still weeks of suspected infidelity. The pain and mistrust from that might not go away so easily even if the test is later corrected.

False positives would seem to defeat the purpose of the whole thing.

Probably both of these things would happen much more often than legitimate cases of non-paternity being discovered.

Weekly-Ad-8530 · 2025-02-10T19:41:42+00:00

I am fine with that, who would pay that though? It's usually between 400 and 800 dollars, should that be state provided, by both parents or what?

Virtual_Piece · 2025-02-10T13:04:10+00:00

If I'm being totally honest, I think most men would probably not want a paternity test so I think it should at least be hospital policy to recommend it with real consequences if there is no proof they did.

Title	Paternity tests shouldn’t just be normalized—they should be mandatory at birth.
Author	Early-Slice-6325
Upvotes	858
Comments	177
Date	February 10, 2025 12:47 PM UTC (1 year ago)
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