"Paternity can now be verified by a simple test – but that doesn’t mean it should be"

[4th law of robotics]

5. If you choose to remain that is one thing

you have made a choice and great for you. I only take issue for those that are forced by law to provide for a child that isn't their's.

It's a crappy situation, but there are more people involved than just the guy who is "stuck paying".

See what I'm saying?

Of course. That's why family law is so . . . messy.

But I don't think that makes paternal tests a tool of oppression against women (as this lady claims).

Consider: the article cites that about 5% of fathers are unknowingly raising kids that are not their's.
Presumably they want to be fathers since they stuck around.

Alright well imagine if there were an IVF clinic that after helping thousands of women conceive it turns out well oops, every 5/100 was someone else's kid (they're really bad at labeling things).

I wouldn't expect thousands of kids to be placed up for adoption by these mothers. However I would expect them to be angry, to want to know, and possibly to sue the bajeesus out of the guy who screwed up.

I think that's an understandable reaction. And I suspect this author would entirely support that just as much as she gleefully supports *not* telling men when they're in a comparable situation.

Off the subject, did you know you're apparently my sock puppet? Shit, the things you can learn in meta

Of course I knew that Master. Was I supposed to pretend I'm not?