Capitol Hill Blue Forums Misc. Topics History Roundtable Whose kid is it, anyway?

Melanie, you know I get stuck on ideas and have trouble dropping them, and I think I’m doing that here.

When I said (more or less) “Is it fair to say paternity is primarily financial,” I wasn’t asking if the concept was fair but rather whether I was understanding what Greger had said.

I wasn’t really thinking in terms of abortion.I was thinking of paternity, itself. Why is it important? Is there any reason whatsoever to need proof of paternity, other than financial?

I can see, maybe, that if a man is proven not to be the father, that might be some legal help in keeping him at a distance if he’s abusive.

Why does society care who a child’s biological father is, except for money.?