Paternity tests on drugstore shelves

I'm unsure about this...

Since it can't be considered "official", this sounds like it's just a "preliminary" conclusion...which could destroy some families who act based on something that's not definite...

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I say, stop the infidelity, adultery, and the whoring around and these damn things will have no place in the drug store any where.... You will know who yo' baby daddy is...

Not exactly...

Because there is no third party to verify that the DNA being tested actually belongs to the person who would use it (or it would be used against) in court, it has no legal validity. This does NOT mean that the test itself is inaccurate in any way. Just that it has no status in a courtroom.

Yes, but it introduces NON-LEGAL situations...

"If the baby is Joe's, I'll have an abortion...If it's Mike's, I'll try to get him to marry me 'cause he's richer..."

"Because of it's availability, I can now just lie say I took the test and say it's Mike's anyway."...

(cnredd note - I know somebody personally who did that to a guy on the pregnancy test and bilked money for an abortion even though she was never pregnant.)

How about the parents?...

"IF it's Joey's, we'll welcome him into the family...If it's Mike's, we'll disown you."...

I see some families turning into a home-Maury Povich show, but without the cameras...

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The child has to be born first to use the OTC genetic tests. In order to test an unborn, it requires a needle aspiration of either the amniotic fluid or a sample of the embryonic/fetal tissue (Chorionic villus testing). No company is going to offer that OTC.

Pregnancy tests are urine tests... Different animal altogether.

If the potential father does not believe the mother, then he can simply ask to see the report she recieved or get a kit and swab the baby's mouth and his own. As for parents, that is nothing new. This is different with test kits as opposed to a legal genetic test? If the parents are going to be jerks, they are going to be jerks.

I work for Identigene and it is my opinion that our DNA test is very reliable. If you have concerns about the honestly of the individuals participating I would suggest to do a legal test. The biggest difference is that we have a 3rd party collect the samples and verify whose samples they have collected. If you are considering a prenatal DNA paternity test I would suggest you visit our website at DNATESING.COM or call our customer service. In my opinion what Identigene has really done is made this type of testing affordable and available to those that have questions only DNA can answer.

Do you guys also do testing for heritage? My husband has always wondered about the amount of native American he has in his blood.

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Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power.