When Genetic Secrets Unravel: Legal and Ethical Implications of Secret DNA Tests

How would you feel if you discover that your partner secretly conducted a DNA test on your child to ascertain whether they are the biological parent of the child? On the flipside, would you wish to be understood if your partner discovers that you secretly conducted a secret DNA test on your children? For the longest time, children have always been seen as the fruit or gift that comes from intimate relationships. This hasn’t changed, but the world has changed. There’s an increased rise of infidelity between lovers, and the issue of suspicion about paternity has become a major concern when a child is born. Some men try to avoid their parental responsibility by claiming that they aren’t fathers to a child. Such issues have made secret paternity testing, popularly known as DNA testing, a popular topic of interest. We provide an overview of what DNA testing entails and the legal implications of secretly conducting DNA tests.

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