'The Girl in Question'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
I still don't see why the child should suffer.
She's a doctor. The child's not at risk of growing up poor. S/he's at risk of having a batshit crazy mother with no sense of ethics, but s/he won't starve.
I don't see how any argument can be made that sperm ejaculated into a condom has been "given" to the other party to do with as s/he chooses. The whole point of a condom is to prevent that kind of transfer of ownership.
To elaborate on DX's point, and my point about kleenex in the trash, I can totally imagine a new, gymnastic form of extortion -- because, I mean, if you're gonna dig through trash, you might as well dig through the trash of really rich people, right?
The number of people who have babies for a wrong reason -- to save a marriage, to "have something of my own," "because all my friends are doing it". It's not that much of a stretch for the truly scummy of this earth to achieve pregnancy in order to cash in in court.
I re-read the article and there's no mention of a condom. I'm having trouble imagining the alleged scenario without it, but that's my limitation.
I'm having reouble imagining the alleged scenario without it, but that's my limitation.
Tupperware container stashed under the bed. For ease of spitting.
I re-read the article and there's no mention of a condom. I'm having trouble imagining the alleged scenario without it, but that's my limitation.
Hmm...I'd say that makes his version of events seem more suspect, but it doesn't change my opinion that if he's telling the truth, he shouldn't have any parental responsibilities.
In a few more years it should be possible to fertilize an egg with DNA taken from a cell other than a germ (i.e. sperm) cell . That would imply that any DNA a guy leaves around (skin, hair, saliva) could be used to turn him into a "father."
That will open up this controversy a bit. I mean, he is the father, right?
In a few more years it should be possible to fertilize an egg with DNA taken from a cell other than a germ (i.e. sperm) cell . That would imply that any DNA a guy leaves around (skin, hair, saliva) could be used to turn him into a "father."
Heck, with that sort of technology, the cells anyone leaves around could turn him or her into a "father".
Guess I'd better get my dandruff under control if I want to keep my blissfully childfree lifestyle.
That will open up this controversy a bit. I mean, he is the father, right?
No, Rick, I think that is the first step towards our engineering men out of the species entirely.
Curses! You made me expose our evil plan before its time!
That will open up this controversy a bit. I mean, he is the father, right?
Looks like the jobs of the people at 1-800-whosthedad just got a bit more complicated. Society is going to need some indication of consent, not just yup, that's his/her dna.
Watch for CSI: Conception starring Dennis Franz, coming soon to a skanky channel near you! (Has to be on FOX, right?)
Nutty, if you have intent of getting rid of men, we're going to need to throw down. In a squash court, if you insist.