DNA paternity testing without the knowledge or consent of the mother: new technology, new choices, new debates

Search Swinburne Research Bank

Home

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/85

Download PDF (Published version) (Adobe Acrobat PDF, -1 bytes)

Title: DNA paternity testing without the knowledge or consent of the mother: new technology, new choices, new debates
Author(s): Gilding, Michael
Abstract: New technologies are creating new choices and dilemmas in contemporary families. DNA parentage testing exemplifies this process. This article examines the contentious issue of DNA paternity testing without the knowledge or consent of the mother. It discusses terminology; the context, including a brief overview of the DNA parentage testing industry; public opinion; proposed regulation; a possible way forward in the regulation of tests.
Publication type: Journal article
Research centre: Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Life and Social Sciences. Australian Centre for Emerging Technologies and Society
Source: Family Matters, Vol. 68 (Winter), pp. 68-75
Publication year: 2004
Keyword(s): DNA profiling; Family law
Publisher: Australian Institute of Family Studies
ISSN: 1030-2646
Publisher URL: http://www.aifs.gov.au/institute/pubs/fm2004/fm68.html
Full text
Peer reviewed