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Originally Posted by dc_dux
How would your friend's life have changed if he could have verified it..after the fact?
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It would have told him that she was lying and that she wasn't pregnant. He dropped out of school and found two jobs because of her lie. As a direct result, he didn't graduate on time and he suffered a great deal because of guilt. He was eventually able to get back on track, but it took several years.
Had this law been in effect, he could have contacted a system and ask "My name is xxxxxxxx, did xxx get an abortion? I would be the father." Instead it took him telling her parents and them having to inquire. It took months.
Edit: To clarify, a DNA test would be performed on the unborn child and the father before information was released. DNA tests can be done from very early stages in the development of the fetus.