"The truth is out there" - Commentary on "Move to outlaw secret DNA testing by fathers"

by Barry Pearson

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"The truth is out there"

Commentary on "Move to outlaw secret DNA testing by fathers"

(A Sunday Telegraph article of 19th May 2002)

by Barry Pearson

11th September 2002

Contents
	Introduction
	To know or not to know – that is the question
		Commentary on a newspaper article (start)
		Commentary on a newspaper article (continued)
		Commentary on a newspaper article (end)
		Summary
	Appendix A: Paternity tests for personal knowledge
		Classes of paternity tests
		Proposed rules for “peace of mind” paternity tests
		The limits on “the right to know”
	Appendix B: Child support responsibility in the UK
		Summary of who is responsible for child support
		Parliamentary intentions
		Conclusion
	Appendix C: Other methods of identifying non-paternity
	Appendix D: Ethics of personal knowledge paternity tests
		The ethics of personal knowledge of genetic relationships
		The ethics of paternity tests to establish personal knowledge
References
	“Knowledge is bliss” - Towards a society without paternity surprises
	Partners should know about paternity (Agenda for the 21st Century)
	Downloads (to obtain this paper in Word or Acrobat format)
	Human Genetics Commission (HGC) Inside Information - Balancing interests in the use of personal genetic data
	“Move to outlaw secret DNA testing by fathers” By Martin Bentham and Lorraine Fraser Sunday Telegraph – 19th May 2002

Keywords: paternity test, paternity testing, non-paternity, nonpaternity, misattributed paternity, misattributed fatherhood, ethics of paternity testing, paternity testing and law, criminalising paternity testing.

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