Artikel
Who's the father? : rethinking the moral "crime" of "paternity fraud"
Verfasst von:
Cannold, Leslie
in:
New York [u.a.]:
2008
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249 - 256 S.
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| Einrichtung: | Ariadne | Wien |
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| Verfasst von: | Cannold, Leslie |
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| Jahr: | 2008 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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| In Australia, men's mobilisation around discrepant paternity has led to numerous father-favouring changes to family law. Despite this, feminists have been slow to interrogate discrepant paternity discourse. In this article, I analyse and respond to the empirical and normative assertions contained in what Father's Rights discourse calls “paternity fraud”. Fathers' rights discourse asserts that paternity fraud is rampant and harms men by denying them the biological experience of fatherhood and a chance to partner with a faithful wife who will bear their biological children. They claim biological fathers are harmed by the denial of knowledge of their biological children, while children are harmed by the absence of their biological father and by a lack of knowledge of paternal genetics critical to their health. I conclude that, while many fathers' rights claims about discrepant paternity fail to withstand scrutiny, a respect for the moral value of autonomy may compel feminists to give weight to several. | |
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