anti-abortion activists are firm in their support of the rights of the unborn and don’t believe that the right of the baby should be withheld no matter the will of the mother.
in realville, especially before dna, the only parent you could be absolutely SURE of is the mother.
you do NOT need two citizen parents to be a citizen. you do not need a patriotic soldier parent to be a citizen. you do not need an appointed to a foreign country standing to be a citizen. you need ONE parent who is a citizen to confer CITIZENSHIP on a child, no matter what the future plans of the parents are.
Ted Cruz is a natural born citizen according to the Rule of Law. period.
Apparently not even all Cruz supporters believed that at one time. So many questions about his mom and British citizenship exist that should be addressed.
Not even that, frankly. It isn't uncommon for the defendant in a paternity lawsuit (e.g., for child support, etc.) to require the mother to conclusively she is, indeed, the mother. IOW proof by DNA.