Posted on 07/21/2022 11:40:01 AM PDT by Right Wing Vegan
Republican lawmakers filed a bill Wednesday that would require expecting fathers to pay child support beginning at conception.
The "Unborn Child Support Act" would "establish and enforce child support obligations of the biological father of an unborn child." With the mother's consent, once paternity is proven, fathers would be responsible for the payment amount determined by a court.
The bill would amend the Social Security Act which outlines the existing state-enforced requirements for biological fathers to make child support payments to the mother of their child. Not only would the legislation expand the requirements and ensure state enforcement of mothers' child support claims, it would also allow mothers to retroactively claim payments equivalent to the amount she would have collected during her pregnancy and the child's birth once paternity is proven.
The bill also establishes that mothers do not need to seek child support nor paternity tests. This is beneficial for mothers who do not want the unborn child's father to be involved.
Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND), who spearheaded the the bicameral legislation with Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA), released a statement about the bill:
Caring for the well-being of our children begins long before a baby is born. It begins at the first moment of life – conception – and fathers have obligations, financial and otherwise, during pregnancy. Mothers should be able to access child support payments as soon as she is supporting a child. Our bill makes this possible.
Cramer's press release includes a statement from the Hon. Marilyn Musgrave, the Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America Vice President of Government Affairs
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More knee-jerk laws to not enforce.
Just what we need.
The left has asked what happens if the mother miscarries? Does the father get a refund? The answer is obviously ‘no’. Currently if a child were to die in an accident at age 4, for example, does the father get his child support to birthdate back> Child support is to support the child regardless of age, or even stage of development as this law would do.
At least they’re finally countering the BS bills the left is pushing through. We always say “Republicans don’t counter the Democrats”-—Finally they do something and we excoriate them.
Believe me, I despise most Republicans but I have to give them credit when they at least throw “the game” right back at them.
Yup, wam, bam, thankyou ma’am is great. Knock her up and walk away with no responsibility to pay for your offspring. two thumbs up!
This is good. Finally putting into law that it’s not the mother’s body and along with the father’s obligation to support the child, he should have a say in whether the mother can kill their child. Of course neither should be able to kill their child.
How do you prove paternity before the baby is born? It’s like saying the girl was 6 WEEKS AND 3 days pregnant.
The stupid party strikes again
What used to be a father with a shotgun’s job, is taken over by Fed.gov
We’re all progressives now.
I never said that, dufus.
I can tell by your grammatical skills you have the IQ of a turnip.
There is an election right around the bend. They always propose these things when out of power then fold like a cheap checkered seer sucker suit when they get power. Exhibit A: ObamaCare.
“How do you prove paternity before the baby is born?”
Good point, and I’d like to know exactly how much financial support will be required and for what purposes.
its called sarcasm.
honestly not really sure. Probably a valid point, though. Amniocentesis?
“Amniocentesis is usually performed between 14 and 20 weeks. Some medical facilities may perform amniocentesis as early as 11 weeks.” and can be used to perform DNA testing. DNA can be used for paternity testing.
Ive watched enough Maury Povich shows to know they never know who the baby daddy is,,,
This might make the guys more likely to use a condom, or keep it zipped/abstain if they don’t want to be a father-and if this makes both parents equally responsible for their unborn baby’s well being, I think it is a good thing-I’m sure there are some fathers who don’t want their baby aborted/killed because the mom doesn’t want to be a mom-that father should have the right to decide, too. And maybe it would save a lot of taxpayer money if the babydaddies had to be responsible like real dads do-from the early days of pregnancy-keep mom from getting that EBT card on our dime...
All laws nowadays are selectively enforced against white supremacists only.
like they know who the daddy be...
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