Why I regret using 23andMe: I gave up my DNA just to find out I’m British | Technology | The Guardian - eviltoast
  • ouch@lemmy.world
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    9 hours ago

    Paternity testing should be done for every child. The child and father should have the same certainty that mothers have.

    • CaptPretentious@lemmy.world
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      2 hours ago

      Completely agree.

      I mean there so many videos like this https://youtube.com/shorts/FgzbCJYCBr8 that dude is devastated. Or this ‘classic’ https://youtube.com/shorts/qj0zsL68Ka8 or this or guy https://youtube.com/shorts/j3PWef89kPw

      I could keep going, it’s not that hard videos like that’s and I wish it was.

      Just for a pallet cleanser, look how happy this do is to find out that he is the father. https://youtube.com/shorts/PfRR5iKE70Q

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        4 hours ago

        It’s okay to disagree. But many who would line to know can object only when it’s already too late.

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          3 hours ago

          The only thing I can imagine working is for a birth certificate when listing father, would have a selection of “presumed” or “verified”, where verified would have a doctor sign off. It should be optional. But it would be nice if a paternity test was presented as an option automatically, without needing suspicion or accusation.

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            2 hours ago

            That default to suspicion/accusation is why fathers don’t have real rights in this matter.

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              23 minutes ago

              As it only requires saliva, any father can test their child’s DNA. Babies drool a lot. It may cost a few hundred dollars to do so. I suppose that makes it even less trusting to do it in secret than just having it as standard medical procedure.